Character Quote by H.L. Mencken

The difference between a moral man and a man of honor is that the latter regrets a discreditable act, even when it has worked…

— H. L. Mencken

“The difference between a moral person and a person of honor is that the latter regrets a discreditable act, made out of weakness and…

— Shannon Alder

A man is not moral because he is obedient through fear or ignorance. Morality lives in the realm of perceived obligation...

— Robert Green Ingersoll

The gentleman does not needlessly and unnecessarily remind an offender of a wrong he may have committed against him. He cannot only forgive, he…

— Robert E. Lee

Honor is simply the morality of superior men.

— H. L. Mencken

For some men honor is more than a word, more than a way of life, it is more important than life. The ones who…

— Rock Cowles

An honorable man or woman is one who is truthful; free from deceit; above cheating, lying, stealing, or any form of deception. An honorable…

— Ezra Taft Benson

No man of honor ever quite lives up to his code, any more than a moral man manages to avoid sin.

— H. L. Mencken

Man is a moral being.

— Gaspar Noe

There are no perfectly honorable men; but every true man has one main point of honor and a few minor ones.

— George Bernard Shaw

A man of true honor protects the unwritten word which binds his conscience more scrupulously, if possible, than he does the bond a breach…

— Grover Cleveland

The difference there is betwixt honor and honesty seems to be chiefly the motive; the mere honest man does that from duty which the…

— William Shenstone