Honor Quotes

A nation reveals itself not only by the men it produces but also by the men it honors, the men it remembers.

Set honor in one eye and death i’ the other And I will look on both indifferently; For let the gods so speed me as I love The name of honor more than I fear death. (Julius Caesar)

Honor follows those who flee it.

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.

I don’t fly any awards at the house. Any award you get is usually for something you’ve done in the past. And I like to keep looking forward.