Inspirational Quote by H.J. Brues

“strength and honor”

— Marcus Aurelius

Ability without honor is useless.

— Marcus Tullius Cicero

“Honor is a balancing act and only the heart can strike that balance.”

— Stefan Emunds

Ability without honor has no value.

— Ralph Waldo Emerson

Honor may not win power, but it wins respect. And respect earns power.

— Ishida Mitsunari

No amount of ability is of the slightest avail without honor.

— Thomas Carlyle

“True power. Limitless power—only graced a fair few. It gave those lucky few the ability—the nobility, to be courteous and polite. All while holding…

— Pepper Winters

“STRENGTH AND WARRIORSHIP ARE SYNONYMOUS. TO HAVE STRENGTH YOU MUST PRACTISE NOT-DOING. EVERY BATTLE IS AN EXERCISE IN NOT-DOING.”

— Théun Mares

“Now i had learnt that honor required large sums of money to protect it, but that large sums of money could not be obtained…

— Nawal El Saadawi

Honor is like the eye, which cannot suffer the least impurity without damage. It is a precious stone, the price of which is lessened…

— Jacques-Benigne Bossuet

“The essence of honor lay in the moment of combat between equals.”

— Dan Simmons

“It is better to lack the semblance of honor but possess it than to possess the semblance and lack the honor.”

— Lynn Flewelling