Honor Quotes

2471 Honor quotes by 1608 unique authors

Hours of crisis often call for sacrifice. In matters of consequence, when have doubt and fear given the best advice? Why not heed faith, courage,… — Brandon Mull
If there is a true measure of a person's soul, if there is a single gauge of real divinity, of how beautifully a fellow human… — Mark Morford
When once a man is launched on such an adventure as this, he must bid farewell to hopes and fears, otherwise death or deliverance will… — C.S. Lewis
The writer's only responsibility is to his art. He will be completely ruthless if he is a good one. He has a dream. It anguishes… — William Faulkner
Oh, that," said the king with a shrug. "That isn't your honor, Costis. That's the public perception of your honor. It has nothing to do… — Megan Whalen Turner
Too often we honor swagger and bluster and wielders of force; too often we excuse those who are willing to build their own lives on… — Robert Kennedy
Yes, he’s a good boy. Never been in trouble at school and he’s on the honor roll. Captain of the football team. All-around psycho serial… — Sherrilyn Kenyon
Oh, sheez, what’s Syd Vicious doing back in town? (Payne) How’d the testicle retrieval go, Payne? You still limping?...Thought so. I got the thank-you card… — Sherrilyn Kenyon
Many people become bankrupt through having invested too heavily in the prose of life. To have ruined one's self over poetry is an honor. — Oscar Wilde
In this world, there must be a certain degree of honor just as there must be a certain amount of light. When there are many… — Jose Marti
We are not philosophers, we are sovereigns. The rules that govern our behavior are not the rules for other men, and our honor, I think,… — Megan Whalen Turner
The WWII generation shares so many common values: duty, honor, country, personal responsibility and the marriage vow " For better or for worse--it was the… — Tom Brokaw
For a moment Ethan simply stares. Before him is the monster of his nightmares: his sister's murderer, the beast who robbed him of his greatest… — Marianne Curley
The liar was the hottest to defend his veracity, the coward his courage, the ill-bred his gentlemanliness, and the cad his honor — Margaret Mitchell
Vic nudged my elbow with his. "You and me are still friends, right? You guys get a joint custody in the divorce. Generous visitations rights."… — Claudia Gray
Worship is the proper response of all moral, sentient beings to God, ascribing all honor and worth to their Creator-God precisely because he is worthy,… — D. A. Carson
There were many words that you could not stand to hear and finally only the names of places had dignity. Certain numbers were the same… — Ernest Hemingway
The man who passes the sentence should swing the sword. If you would take a man's life, you owe it to him to look into… — George R. R. Martin
If you ever put a student at this school in danger again-' 'Oh, I thought you Gallagher Girls were immune to danger.' Despite the hundred… — Ally Carter
Beside him a tiny elderly woman was leaning on a cane, studying him with curiosity. Since good manners seemed to require that he speak to… — Judith McNaught
Hey, moose!” I screamed. The Set animal locked its glowing eyes one me. Well done! Horus said. Now we’ll both die with honor! Shut up,… — Rick Riordan
How could you let him do this? (Shahara) I know you’re not going to pin this on me, Shay. I didn’t raise the embryo. You… — Sherrilyn Kenyon
The Violins waltzed. The Cellos and Basses provided accompaniment. The Violas mourned their fate, while the Concertmaster showed off. The Flutes did bird imitations…repeatedly, and… — Daniel Handler
Listen, O drop, give yourself up without regret, and in exchange gain the Ocean. Listen, O drop, bestow upon yourself this honor, and in the… — Rumi
Nothing is more curious and awkward than the relationship of two people who only know each other with their eyes — who meet and observe… — Thomas Mann

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