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Quotes About Honor

Often, the pretexts for starting a war are not real shortages of land, food or fuel, but rather perceptions - like fear, honor and perceived self-interest.
~ Victor Davis Hanson
To be the father of a nation is a great honor, but to be the father of a family is a greater joy.
~ Nelson Mandela
As "unkindness has no remedy at law," let its avoidance be with you a point of honor.
~ Hosea Ballou
The protection of our citizens, the spirit and honor of our country, require that force should be interposed to a certain degree.
~ Thomas Jefferson
In West Virginia, we're all family. We know how firefighters and policemen honor their own and we feel our miners deserve to be honored in a similar way.
~ Ginger Baker
Let danger never turn you aside from the pursuit of honor or the service to your country ... Know that death is inevitable and the fame of virtue is immortal
~ Robert E. Lee
The only force that can sustain true and consistent courage is some form of spiritual belief that values like honor, duty, loyalty and integrity above the status, power, money and even security.
~ Michael Josephson
Favor and honor sometimes fall more fitly on those who do not desire them.
~ Livy
Without money honor is merely a disease.
~ Jean Racine
The honor of about 30 million votes remains with the Iranian nation and no enemy scheme would take away this dignity and honor from the Iranian nation.
~ Ali Khamenei
Honor your calling. Everybody has one. Trust your heart and success will come to you.
~ Oprah Winfrey
If I might be the means of saving one soul I should prefer it to all the riches and honor in the world
~ Asahel Nettleton
Politeness and a sense of honor have this advantage: we bestow them on others without losing a thing.
~ Baltasar Gracian
Honor wears different coats to different eyes.
~ Barbara Tuchman
The man who interprets Nature is always held in great honor.
~ Zora Neale Hurston
You have to defend your honor. And your family.
~ Suzanne Vega
Honor is not the exclusive property of any political party.
~ Herbert Hoover
Honor and good faith and justice are equally due from this country toward the weak as toward the strong.
~ Henry Clay
Smears are not only to be expected but fought. Honor is to be earned, not bought.
~ Margaret Chase Smith
To those whose God is honor; only disgrace is a sin.
~ David Hare
I am very proud to be featured, especially when you consider the outstanding champions who have had this honor. It is great company to be in.
~ Julius Erving
One bad review doesn't ruin my day because I realize what a badge of honor it is to get a bit of criticism at all.
~ Seth Godin
The best and only safe road to honor, glory, and true dignity is justice.
~ George Washington
The greatest honor God can do a soul is not give it much; but to ask much of it.
~ Therese of Lisieux