Quotes about Honor

Any relic of the dead is precious, if they were valued living.

Some young women confuse their self-worth with their ability to attract the attention of men, and so pour all their energies into makeup, clothing, and jewelry. If only they realized that virtue, honor, and self-respect are the marks of a true beauty.

Consider at what price you sell your integrity; but please, for God's sake, don't sell it cheap.

What is my position in society?" The one best suited to your talents, which you can hold with honor. Each person has a vital role in society; you are important right where you are. But if you lose your honor in striving for greater (perceived) significance, you become useless.

He didn't care; it was not his skin he wanted to save, but the man of honour and integrity. These things are not open to compromise or negotiation.

The man who dies thus rich dies disgraced.

All honor's wounds are self-inflicted.

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

The brave man inattentive to his duty, is worth little more to his country, than the coward who deserts her in the hour of danger.

Every good citizen makes his country's honor his own, and cherishes it not only as precious but as sacred. He is willing to risk his life in its defense and its conscious that he gains protection while he gives it.

It is better to die well than to live badly.

In doing what we ought we deserve no praise, because it is our duty.