"No greater nor more affectionate honor can be conferred on an American than to have a public school named after him."

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"Honor has not to be won; it must only not be lost."

Arthur Schopenhauer, German Philosopher

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"The difference between a moral person and a person of honor is that the latter regrets a discreditable act, made out of weakness and tries to make amends with their life when they find the opportunity to say they are sorry is lost."

Shannon L. Alder, American Author

Honor, Truth, Regret, Life

"When he endures nothing but endless miseries-- What pleasure is there in living the day after day, Edging slowly back and forth toward death?Anyone who warms their heart with the glow Of flickering hope is worth nothing at all. The noble man should either live with honor or die with honor. That's all there is to be said."

Sophocles, Greek Poet

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"There is no forgiveness. For women. A man may lose his honor and regain it again. But a woman cannot. She cannot."

Cormac McCarthy, American Writer

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"Where choice is set between cowardice and violence, I would advise violence ... I prefer to use arms in defense of honor rather than remain the vile witness of dishonor..."

Mahatma Gandhi, Indian Leader

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"And after and for a long time to come he'd have reason to evoke the recollection of [the strangers'] smiles and to reflect upon the good will which provoked them for it had power to protect and to confer honor and to strengthen resolve and it had the power to heal men and to bring them to safety long after all other resources were exhausted."

Cormac McCarthy, American Writer

Honor, Memory, Goodwill, Power

"Let us acknowledge the magnitude of Motherhood, by simply honoring all mothers- past & present."

Eleesha, British Author

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"Don't start a fight if you can't duke it out. Either win or concede but whatever you do, don't have others fight for you."

Donna Lynn Hope, Jamaican Author

Honor, Conflict, Truth, Courage, Responsibility

"Selflessness. Humility. Truthfulness. These are the three marks of an honorable man."

Suzy Kassem, American Writer

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"Verily, there is no dishonor in death at the hands of a far superior enemy."

Wayne Gerard Trotman, British Author

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"No public man can be just a little crooked."

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"Older men declare war. But it is the youth that must fight and die."

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"Freedom is the open window through which pours the sunlight of the human spirit and human dignity."

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"Blessed are the young for they shall inherit the national debt."

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"Once upon a time my political opponents honored me as possessing the fabulous intellectual and economic power by which I created a worldwide depression all by myself."

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"Fishing is much more than fish. It is the great occasion when we may return to the fine simplicity of our forefathers."

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"The slogan of progress is changing from the full dinner pail to the full garage."

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