Honourable Quotes

72 quotes by 68 authors

Gluttony and idleness are two of life's great joys, but they are not honourable. — Julie Burchill
Puritanism was an honourable mood; it was a noble fad. In other words, it was a highly creditable mistake. — Gilbert K. Chesterton
Every post is honourable in which a man can serve his country. — George Washington
Some think that even the ancients who lived long before the present generation, and first framed accounts of the Gods, had a similar view of… — Mary Hunter Austin
To be the equal of one's opponent-this is the first condition of an honourable duel. — Friedrich Nietzsche
The Right Honourable gentleman is indebted to his memory for his jests, and to his imagination for his facts. — Richard Brinsley Sheridan
It would be more honourable to our distinguished ancestors to praise them in words less, but in deeds to imitate them more. — Horace Mann
I'll tell you what's the greatest power under heaven, and that is public opinion-the ruling belief in society about what is right and what is… — George Eliot
I feel that 'man-hating' is an honourable and viable political act, that the oppressed have a right to class-hatred against the class that is oppressing… — Robin Morgan
The first question that offers itself is, whether the general form and aspect of the government be strictly republican? It is evident that no other… — James Madison
I have been represented as a Protestant minister; there was not one of the canvassers of the honourable gentlemen opposite that did not represent to… — Wilfrid Laurier
Books are the depositary of everything that is most honourable to man. — William Godwin
You may pronounce the sentence upon me, honourable judge, but let the world know that in A.D. 1886, in the State of Illinois, eight men… — August Spies
You know, when a president is about to leave office, most of the time most people are dying for him to go on and get… — Nancy Gibbs
Whatever flaws or personal failings afflict them, it remains the case that the overwhelming majority of priests and politicians are honourable and honest - seeking… — Keith O'Brien
As to my Title, I know not yet whether it will be honourable or dishonourable, the issue of the War must Settle it. Perhaps our… — Abraham Clark
His designs were strictly honourable, as the phrase is; that is, to rob a lady of her fortune by way of marriage. — Henry Fielding
To plead for the Oppress'd and to defend the Weak seem'd to me a generous undertaking; for tho' it may be secure, 'tis not always… — Mary Astell
Whoever is open, loyal, true; of humane and affable demeanour; honourable himself, and in his judgement of others; faithful to his word as to law,… — Ralph Waldo Emerson
An honourable agreement among men as to their conduct toward women, and it was devised by women. — Don Herold

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