The most tragic thing in the world is a man of genius who…

A man of genius is not a man who sees more than other men do. On the contrary, it is very often found that…

— George Bernard Shaw

It is the duty of a man of honor to teach others the good which he has not been able to do himself because…

— Niccolo Machiavelli

Zeal for the public good is the characteristic of a man of honor and a gentleman, and must take the place of pleasures, profits…

— Anonymous

The gentleman does not needlessly and unnecessarily remind an offender of a wrong he may have committed against him. He cannot only forgive, he…

— Robert E. Lee

“A man of honor does swiftly that which must be done.”

— Susan Kearney

“No man of honor avoided what needed to be done, simply because it might not proceed in his favor.”

— Claire Delacroix

I want people to be sincere; a man of honor shouldn't speak a single word that doesn't come straight from his heart.

— Moliere

“Morality and honor are not to be confused. "The difference between a moral man and a man of honor is that the latter regrets…

— H.L. Mencken

“Down these mean streets a man must go who is not himself mean, who is neither tarnished nor afraid. The detective must be a…

— Raymond Chandler

The difference there is betwixt honor and honesty seems to be chiefly the motive; the mere honest man does that from duty which the…

— William Shenstone

No man of honor ever quite lives up to his code, any more than a moral man manages to avoid sin.

— H. L. Mencken

The difference between a moral man and a man of honor is that the latter regrets a discreditable act, even when it has worked…

— H. L. Mencken

“In everything that can be called art there is a quality of redemption. It may be pure tragedy, if it is high tragedy, and…

— Raymond Chandler

A true man of honor feels humbled himself when he cannot help humbling others.

— Robert E. Lee

I don't think that (U.S. President) George Bush...is a man of honor,

— Harry Belafonte