Character Quote by Plutarch

For there is no virtue, the honour and credit for which procures a man more odium from the elite than that of justice; and…

— Plutarch

“Virtue is the desire of things honourable and the power of attaining them.”

— Plato

“Virtue is a greater good than honour; and one might perhaps accordingly suppose that virtue rather than honour is the end of the political…

— Aristotle

“Some men are honorable because of the example set for them, others, choose to be honorable in spite of it”

— Margaret Mallory

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

— Lynn Flewelling

“Gentlemen respect the rights of others. They are honorable men.”

— Ellen J. Barrier

“Men of action must be led by men of virtue, else there is no honor, merely chaos and barbarism.”

— Curtis Craddock

“Shall any man be above justice? Above all, shall that man be above it who can commit the most extensive injustice?”

— Andrew McCarthy

“Ethical rules vary; honour does not change. A man is noble if he prefers to fail rather than to debase the tools of his…

— Nicolás Gómez Dávila

“All men are equal but their graces and abilities separates them and makes certain things possible for them than for others.”

— Kingsley Opuwari Manuel

“There is nothing more glorious—nothing that does more honour to true virtue, than the confidence with which one approaches a friend of tried integrity.”

— Antoine François Prévost

If, therefore, there is any one superior in virtue and in the power of performing the best actions, him we ought to follow and…

— Aristotle