Quotes about honour

There are people who observe the rules of honour as we observe the stars, from afar off.

To every man posterity gives his due honour.

The winning of honor, is but the revealing of a man's virtue and worth, without disadvantage.n...

In those days an Austrian district captain like Herr von Trotta would have been less shaken by the news of the sudden death of his only child than by the news of even a seemingly dishonorable action of that only child.

An honor it was, too, as he told me, “You know that because you don’t get paid anything for it.”

We need acts of restoration, not only for polluted waters and degraded lands, but also for our relationship to the world. We need to restore honor to the way we live, so that when we walk through the world we don't have to avert our eyes with shame, so that we can hold our heads up high and receive the respectful acknowledgment of the rest of the earth's beings.

Throughout the war, it was always my endeavour to view my opponent without animus, and to form an opinion of him as a man on the basis of the courage he showed. I would always try and seek him out in combat and kill him, and I expected nothing else from him. But never did I entertain mean thoughts of him. When prisoners fell into my hands, later on, I felt responsible for their safety, and would always do everything in my power for them.

Honor and honesty, compassion and truth are good even if they kill you, for they alone give life its dignity and worth. (Ch. 24)

“The Cheyennes do not break their word,” One-Eye replied. “If they should do so, I would not care to live longer.”

I felt a poignant memory of those desolate patches of disillusion which are the shocks of growing up. The discovery that one lived in a world which could pay honour where honour was not due, was just such a one. The values were rocked, the dependable was suddenly flimsy, the solid became hollow, gold turned to brass, there was no integrity anywhere . . .

I’m trying to do what’s right, whether or not that measures up with what men call honorable. There’s a gap between those, you know?

[D]o your best wherever it is, and keep up your good name.