Honorable Quotes

377 quotes by 308 authors

We can struggle with what is. We can judge and blame others or ourselves. Or we can accept what cannot be changed. Peace comes from… — Jack Kornfield
Among the sentiments of most powerful operation upon the human heart, and most highly honorable to the human character, are those of veneration for our… — John Quincy Adams
Damn any man who sympathizes with Indians! . . . . I have come to kill Indians, and believe it is right and honorable to… — Unknown Author
Africa is still lying ready for us, it is our duty to take it. It is our duty to seize every opportunity of acquiring more… — Cecil Rhodes
When misguided public opinion honors what is despicable and despises what is honorable, punishes virtue and rewards vice, encourages what is harmful and discourages what… — Frederic Bastiat
There is more genuine joy in climbing the hill of success, even though sweat may be spent and toes may be stubbed, than in aimlessly… — B. C. Forbes
But at power or wealth, for the sake of which wars, and all kinds of strife, arise among mankind, we do not aim; we desire… — Sallust
A state attacked by another which renews an old claim rarely yields it without a war: it prefers to defend its territory, as is always… — Antoine-Henri Jomini
The shocking truth about prosperity is that it is shockingly right instead of shockingly wrong for you to be prosperous. Please note that the word… — Catherine Ponder
I am indebted to the cat for a particular kind of honorable deceit, for a greater control over myself, for a characteristic aversion to brutal… — Sidonie Gabrielle Colette
The greatest threat to peace is the barrage of rightist propaganda portraying war as decent, honorable, and patriotic. — Jeannette Rankin
The rule of the game was never assume that anybody, however honorable, would be able to stand up under torture. If Mr. X, who knew… — Abraham Pais
The fault I find with most American newspapers is not the absence of dissent. it is the absence of news. With a dozen or so… — I F Stone
Opportunistic relationships can hardly be kept constant. The acquaintance of honorable people, even at a distance, does not add flowers in times of warmth and… — Zhuge Liang
Difficulties are what makes it honorable and interesting to be alive. — Florida Scott-Maxwell
We have noted the appeal of Honorable Ambrosini about the decriminalizing of marijuana for medical use. — Jacob Zuma
The question is not whether a community lives or dies, the question is on what plane does it live? There are different modes of survival.… — B R Ambedkar
Among us, I am happy to say, old age is honorable, and regarded as a blessing from the Lord. It is our duty to desire… — Lorenzo Snow
Honor's a thing too subtle for wisdom; if honor lie in eating, he's right honorable. — Francis Beaumont
Be humble in this life, that God may raise you up in the next. Be truly moderate and do not punish or condemn anyone immoderately.… — Stephen I of Hungary

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