Honours Quotes

58 quotes by 54 authors

Real music is not for wealth, not for honours or even the joys of the mind... but as a path for realisation and salvation. — Ali Akbar Khan
I salute every individual who honours the core values of peace and help in one way or another to make a difference. — Widad Akrawi
Varied are the ideas of what constitutes "success," e.g. money, position, power, achievement, honours, and the like. But these are not open to every man-nor… — Robert Baden-Powell
A measure of victory has been won, and honors have been bestowed in token thereof. But honours fade or are forgotten, and monuments crumble into… — Elizabeth Kenny
The duty of responsibility placed on any MP is one of the greatest honours that can be bestowed and I for one don't believe the… — Adam Rickitt
A broadsheet obituarist once pointed out to me that veteran soldiers die by rank. First to go are the generals, admirals and air marshals, then… — A. A. Gill
The argument of Alcidamas: Everyone honours the wise. Thus the Parians have honoured Archilochus, in spite of his bitter tongue; the Chians Homer, though he… — Aristotle
All this is labour which never meets the eye.... But too open and generous a revelation of the chapter and the page of the original… — Isaac D'Israeli
Gold will buy the highest honours; and gold will purchase love. — Unknown Author
Great honours are great burdens, but on whom They are cast with envy, he doth bear two loads. — Ben Jonson
I'm not that comfortable with actors receiving honours, partly because I think they ought to go to those who really help others. — Jim Broadbent
If there was a university degree for greed, you cunts would all get first-class honours. — Paul Keating
Water and petrol both come from the earth, and though they seem to be alike and even the same, they are in nature and purpose… — Sadhu Sundar Singh
Men, I'm getting out of Rome. Anyone who wants to carry on the war against the outsiders, come with me. I can offer you neither… — Giuseppe Garibaldi
I have arrived more definitely than any other painter during his lifetime; honours shower upon me from every side; artists pay me compliments on my… — Pierre-Auguste Renoir
Like other men, I have sought honours and preferment, and often have obtained them beyond my wishes or hopes. Yet never have I found in… — Francesco Guicciardini
I do not want a husband who honours me as a queen, if he does not love me as a woman. — Elizabeth I
There is no doubt that I would have won more honours had I signed for Manchester United as a youngster. — Michael Owen
In our benighted age, when films about amusement park rides and electronic fidgets scoop the honours, perhaps Hollywood redux is the best we can hope… — Will Self
Don't confuse honours with achievement. — Zadie Smith

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