"A true Vor, Miles told himself severely, does not bury his face in his liegewoman's breasts and cry-even if he is at a convenient height for it."

Honor, Courage, Emotion, Strength

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"A true Vor, Miles told himself severely, does not bury his face in his liegewoman's breasts and cry-even if he is at a convenient height for it."

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"Damsel," said the Prince, bowing to her. "You are of a high courage, and therefore, I doubt not, you come of a noble blood in your own world."

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"A truly honorable person, would never convince another to stray, from their personal pursuit of honor. No, only one lacking this noble quality would try to justify and market, an existence without it."

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"Three good men dead, to save a hedge knight's foot."

George R. R. Martin, American Author

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"Hate is for sissies. Fight makes gentleman."

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"My knight may not wear a coat of shining armor, but his code of glowing honor will never fail to protect us both from evils far worse than any fire-breathing dragon."

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"Gold is good in its place; but loving, brave, patriotic men are better than gold."

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"Show me the man you honor, and I will know what kind of man you are."

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