Honor Quotes

The U.S.S. George H. W. Bush is a great thing in my life. It's amazing. A great honor.

Then a begging brother in a tattered brown robe said a blessing on his sword, and a maid kissed his ...

Free folk don't follow names, or little cloth animals sewn on a tunic," the King-Beyond-the-Wall had...

Sellswords put gold before honor.

Without honor, a knight is no more than a common killer. It is better to die with honor than to live...

The man who passes the sentence should swing the sword. If you would take a man's life, you owe it t...

A craven can be as brave as any man, when there is nothing to fear. And we all do our duty, when the...

You are an honest and honorable man, Lord Eddard. Ofttimes I forget that. I have met so few of them ...

Love is the bane of honor, the death of duty.

Give me honorable enemies rather than ambitious ones, and I'll sleep more easily by night.

You wear your honor like a suit of armor... You think it keeps you safe, but all it does is weigh yo...

Even a hedge knight has his honor.

Would you rather die with honor intact or live with it besmirched?

Our honor means no more than our lives, so long as the realm is safe.

You know, at the end of the day, the only thing you have is trust and honor in this world. That's al...

Human happiness and moral duty are inseparably connected.

It is better to be alone than in bad company.

[Audubon's works are] the most splendid monuments which art has erected in honor of ornithology.

I was no chief and never had been, but because I had been more deeply wronged than others, this hono...

A truly American sentiment recognizes the dignity of labor and the fact that honor lies in honest to...

Honor lies in honest toil.

Honor is simply the morality of superior men.

Morality and honor are not to be confused. "The difference between a moral man and a man of honor is...

We all know that any emotional bias -- irrespective of truth or falsity -- can be implanted by sugge...

Helmer: I would gladly work night and day for you. Nora- bear sorrow and want for your sake. But no ...

I know at least what I am,' he simply went on; 'the other side of the medal's clear enough. I've not...

Honor is not the exclusive property of any political party.

When there is a lack of honor in government, the morals of the whole people are poisoned.

It is not our purpose to become each other; it is to recognize each other, to learn to see the other...

[A man] finds himself forced by necessity to borrow money. He knows that he will not be able to repa...

To me there has never been a higher source of earthly honor or distinction than that connected with ...

I know that you are preparing to fight." There were screams amongst the students, some of whom clutc...

Civilization comes at a cost of manliness. It comes at a cost of wildness, of risk, of strife. It co...

When someone tells a man to be a man, they mean that there is a way to be a man. A man is not just a...

The promise I've tried to honor my entire career, that the rule of law and the design of the founder...

Be strong. Live honorably and with dignity. When you don't think you can, hold on.

Honor is kind of what you get when you weaponize manners

‎It isn't enough to stand up and fight darkness. You've got to stand apart from it, too. You've got ...

If the nature of her foes would speak to the credit of Bridget's death, then surely the nature of he...

What is going to happen to the Aurorans?""They are prisoners of war," Albion said. "I should imagine...

A man can do what he ought to do; and when he says he cannot, it is because he will not.

[Alexander von] Humboldt showers us with true treasures.

Let Us Be GratefulToday we give our thanks most of all, for the ideals of honor and faith we inherit...

We care about the dead. We try with our lives to honor theirs. That’s how we make our lives meaningf...

When faith is lost, when honor dies, the man is dead.

The Mayor spoke proudly. 'Yes, they will light it. I have no choice of living or dying, you see, sir...

We value virtue but do not discuss it. The honest bookkeeper, the faithful wife, the earnest scholar...

As to honor - you know - it's a very fine mediaeval inheritance which women never got hold of. It wa...

I honor the father in his son, not the son in his father. Each one receives a reward or punishment f...

I love the name of honor, more than I fear death.

The substance of every true and stable political organism is something resembling an Order, a Männer...

Desperaux," she said. He saw his name on her lips."I honor you," whispered Desperaux. "I honor you.

And what made these heart-to-hearts possible--you might even say what made the whole friendship poss...

What do you think dignity's all about?'The directness of the inquiry did, I admit, take me rather by...

Your job today is to pass gas. You do that and we can start feeding you liquids. No fart, no food.

Death most resembles a prophet who is without honor in his own land or a poet who is a stranger amon...

The night before brain surgery, I thought about death. I searched out my larger values, and I asked ...

A person less fortunate than yourself deserves the best you can give. Because of duty, and honor, an...

With no doubt Al Hussain was one of the greatest rebels, for correcting the path of rulers who devia...

Who sows virtue reaps honor.

War." Gorgon spits the word. "That is what they call it to give the illusion of honor and law. It is...

I'll occasionally go and do an honor like the Mexican-American Legal Defense Fund because it raises ...

I, too, shall seek honor. But I shall seek it where I know it will be found.

And so shall honor Morgant," Gwydion said, "for what he used to be, and Ellidyr Prince of Pen-Llarca...

For man to be worthy of any rank, he must strive first to be a man.

Honor,' he said firmly. 'I have great honor. So will you. But you will find that that is not the sam...

You want to be good. All right, I can understand that. But you have to be careful who you let define...

everyone has their folding-point, Miles. Their mortal vulnerability. Some just keep it in a nonstand...

For your fourth consoling thought, I would point out that in this venue," a wave of his finger took ...

When you give each other everything, it becomes an even trade. Each wins all.

The really unforgivable acts are committed by calm men in beautiful green silk rooms, who deal death...

Barrayar is bred in my bones. I cannot shake it, no matter how far I travel. This struggle, God know...

This love of money is the curse of American, and for the sake of it men will sell honor and honesty,...

Simple, genuine goodness is the best capital to found the business of this life upon. It lasts when ...

It definitely wasn't like, 'Hey, I'm going to steal that, and nobody's going to know.' The original ...

Where choice is set between cowardice and violence, I would advise violence ... I prefer to use arms...

Honor your daughters. They are honorable.

First and foremost, they had the curses of the country: and Sir Murtagh Rackrent, the new heir, in t...

There's a patter in these Commandments of setting things apart so that their holiness will be percei...

There's a pattern in these Commandments of setting things apart so that their holiness will be perce...

In the First Epistle of Peter we are told to honor everyone, and I have never been in a situation wh...

Honor, vengeance, that rigorous religion, those punctilicious codes of conduct - how to explain thei...

Oh! my friend, never seek to corrupt the person whom you love, it can go further than you think...

What is honour? In Athens it is one thing, in Sparta another; and among the Medes it is something el...

To the factory farmer, in contrast to the traditional farmer with his sense of honor and obligation,...

Most people don't grow up. It's too damn difficult. What happens is most people get older. That's th...

Honor was never taking the easy way when it was also the wrong one. Never telling a falsehood unless...

When they go low, we go high.

It is not titles that honor men, but men that honor titles.

It is not titles that honour men, but men that honour titles.

It was a life, she eventually concluded, that had been lived in the middle ground, where contentment...

Unaffected modesty is the sweetest charm of female excellence, the richest gem in the diadem of her ...

I will remember this, thought Ender, when I am defeated. To keep dignity, and give honor where it's ...

Are you all right, Sir?" asked Hezekiah."Just fighting over old battles in my mind," said John. "It'...

When you find yourself looking ridiculous, reasoning isn't worth a damn.

She was like a queen who beholds the virgin soil of her kingdom invaded and wasted by a traitor.Any ...

In the violent scorn of her revolted pride, of her indignant honor, had she forgotten a lowlier yet ...

Old age doth in sharp pains abound;We are belabored by the gout,Our blindness is a dark profound,Our...

You should not honor men more than truth.

There are three classes of men; lovers of wisdom, lovers of honor, and lovers of gain.