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about Honour The louder he talked of his honour, the faster we counted our spoons. Ralph Waldo Emerson Fame is something which must be won; honour is something which must not be lost. Arthur Schopenhauer Our own heart, and not other men's opinions form our true honour. Samuel Taylor Coleridge Honour's a good brooch to wear in a man's hat at all times. Ben Jonson The post of honour is a private station. Joseph Addison Honour sinks where commerce long prevails. Oliver Goldsmith The only thing of weight that can be said against modern honour is that it is directly opposite to religion. The one bids you bear injuries with patience, the other tells you if you don't resent them, you are not fit to live. Bernard Mandeville What is left when honour is lost? Publilius Syrus But if it be a sin to covet honour, I am the most offending soul alive. William Shakespeare (King Henry V, iv:3) Honour to a Spaniard, no matter how dishonest, is as real a thing as water, wine, or olive oil. There is honour among pickpockets and honour among whores. It is simply that the standards differ. Ernest Hemingway Mine honour is my life, both grow in one, Take honour from me, and my life is done. William Shakespeare (Richard II, i:1) | |