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Honor Quotes


"The real reason I run is to bring honor to Jesus."



"Wherever I look, I see signs of the commandment to honor one's parents and nowhere of a commandment that calls for the respect of a child."


"It is not the honor that you take with you, but the heritage you leave behind."


"The cross of the Legion of Honor has been conferred on me. However, few escape that distinction."


"He has honor if he holds himself to an ideal of conduct though it is inconvenient, unprofitable, or dangerous to do so."


"Eagle rises to the top of the precipice with its wings; man, to the top of the honour, with his morals!"


"Pointing fingers, trying to catch each other in scandal does not bring honor to this House."


"The Samurai lived by a code of honor, not unlike the code that you live by. It's called the Bushido. It was never written down; was always something the Samurai knew, and it was handed down from one warrior to another. One of the tenets of the code is about justice. Not the pounding of a gavel on the bench of some judge who's been appointed to pass judgment on people by some politician. No, malaka, this concept of justice is what you feel in your bones: to die when it is right and to strike when it is right."


"I'll tell ye, Sassenach; if ever I feel the need to change my manner of employment, I dinna think I'll take up attacking women - it's a bloody hard way to make a living."


"I should have forfeited my own self-respect, and perhaps the good opinion of my countrymen, if I had failed to resent such an injury by calling the offender in question to a personal account."


"A man has honor if he holds himself to an ideal of conduct though it is inconvenient, unprofitable, or dangerous to do so."


"I had the honor and privilege of working with John Ritter."


"Smears are not only to be expected but fought. Honor is to be earned, not bought."


"Fame is something which must be won honour is something which must not be lost."



"My studies are important to me. I made the honor role just recently, with 2 A's and 2 B's."


"When I did Comic Relief, I did it to be on the show; it's a badge of honor as a comedian to do that show."


"He who does not know how to receive another person, honor him and provide common help is not considered to be worthy of deserving honor from others."


"A woman of honor should never suspect another of things she would not do herself."


"Talk of unusual swell of waist In maid of honor loosely laced."



"In Washington it is an honor to be disgraced. you have to have been somebody to fall."


"Thinking about the bed leaves you horny, but thinking beyond the bed gives you honor, freedom and wisdom."


"Men never understand what honor is, though they're always talking about it."


"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."


"If it ever occurs to people to value the honour of the mind equally with the honour of the body, we shall get a social revolution of a quite unparalleled sort."


"Knighthood lies above eternity; it doesn't live off fame, but rather deeds."


"Nico di Angelo came into Olympus to a hero's welcome, his father right behind him, despite the fact that Hades was only supposed to visit Olympus in winter solstice. The God of the dead looked stunned when his relatives clapped him on the back. I doubt he'd ever got such an enthusiastic welcome before."


"But you will win a fabulous honor!" Nike reached into a basket at her side and produced a wreath of thick green laurels. "This crown of leaves could be yours! You can wear it on your head! Think of the glory!"


"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."


"I'm not recognized very often, and if I am, it's a die-hard Veronica Mars fan. Which is usually flattering and an honor. I really try not to think about it."


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