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Quotes About Honor

Can honor's voice provoke the silent dust, or flattery soothe the dull, cold ear of death?
~ Thomas Gray
Cersei Lannister: I shall wear this as a badge of honor. Robert Barathon: Wear it in silence or I'll honor you again.
~ George R. R. Martin
What is commonly called friendship is only a little more honor among rogues.
~ Henry David Thoreau
The greatest honor of a man is in doing good to his fellow men, not in destroying them.
~ Thomas Jefferson
There's not much out there that people are fighting for that leaves them with nothing but honor.
~ Jeffrey Donovan
I can tell you first-hand from my experiences with Sacramento, the league does try to honor the fan bases it has, and encourage teams to stay in their home markets.
~ Steve Ballmer
I think it is a huge honor to get to go play for the troops who have been working their tails off for several years, some with several tours under their belt.
~ Joe Nichols
It's an honor to win a Grammy, of course.
~ Jonny Lang
When honor and truth are at odds, let truth prevail.
~ Jose Bernardo
Honor's a fine imaginary notion, that draws in raw and unexperienced men to real mischiefs.
~ Joseph Addison
I consider the opportunity to bear witness to the eloquent beauty of Baikida's music a distinct honor. Baikida Carroll is polarized; poised; at a matchless point between lyricism and fire.
~ Julius Hemphill
You want an Open title by your name. To finally get it, even though it's a Senior Open, I still regard it as a very high honor.
~ Kenny Perry
She thinks petting me is an honor. This is an unexpected position to take for a goddess of slaughter, but I applaud her defiance of convention.
~ Kevin Hearne
Good words shall gain you honor in the marketplace, but good deeds shall gain you friends among men.
~ Laozi
If is a custom, More honor'd in the breach than the observance.
~ William Shakespeare
I wanted to honor [George Gershwin]. He's a great American songwriter.
~ Kristin Chenoweth
Tell my brother to remember his heart in all things. That is where his honor and his destiny will be found. Tell him.
~ Libba Bray
Snow White has always been one of my favorite fairy tales growing up. To be able to say, "I'm going to be Snow White" - it's crazy. It's an honor.
~ Lily Collins
At my age, I regard each funeral I attend as a personal triumph, because I was not the guest of honor.
~ Judith McNaught
It's been such an honor to be your Owen Hunt
~ Kevin McKidd
For the criminal who is weak and poor the narrow cell of death awaits; but honor and glory await the rich who conceal their crimes behind their gold and silver and inherited glory.
~ Khalil Gibran
Many new years you may see, but happy ones you cannot see without deserving them. These virtue, honor, and knowledge alone can merit, alone can produce.
~ Lord Chesterfield
Necessity has a way of obliterating from our conduct various delicate scruples regarding honor and pride.
~ William Faulkner
It's an honor to be playing with these four players and to be a part of their fifth World Series title and my first.
~ Mark Teixeira