Honor Quotes

Hold it the greatest sin to prefer existence to honor, and for the sake of life to lose the reasons for living.

Fame is something which must be won. Honor is something which must not be lost.

Thanks for making me honorary chairman. It’s like being the one who turns the pages for a pianist – he has to be there, but who else cares.

There are circumstances which have to do with simple human honor. No matter the risk. To resist and not surrender.

Honor before profit; where practical.

I don’t deserve this award, but I have arthritis and I don’t deserve that either.

Ovation, n. n ancient Rome, a definite, formal pageant in honor of one who had been disserviceable to the enemies of the nation. A lesser “triumph.”

What a people bows before tell us what it is.

Honor is like an island, rugged and without shores; once we have left it, we can never return.

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