Quotes by Honor One can aim at honor both as one ought, and more than one ought, and less than one ought. He whose craving for honor is excessive is said to be ambitious, and he who is deficient in this respect unambitious; while he who observes the mean has no peculiar name. Aristotle honor names mean Without virtue it is difficult to bear gracefully the honors of fortune. Aristotle virtue honor bears There is honor in being a dog. Aristotle honor dog Everyone honors the wise. Aristotle honor wise Now the greatest external good we should assume to be the thing which we offer as a tribute to the gods, and which is most coveted by men of high station, and is the prize awarded for the noblest deeds; and such a thing is honor, for honor is clearly the greatest of external goods. Aristotle deeds honor men Youth loves honor and victory more than money. Aristotle youth victory honor A life of wealth and many belongings is only a means to happiness. Honor, power, and success cannot be happiness because they depend on the whims of others, and happiness should be self-contained, complete in itself. Aristotle honor self mean Honor is decency without vanity. Arthur Koestler decency vanity honor The ultimate foundation of honor is the conviction that moral character is unalterable: a single bad action implies that future actions of the same kind will, under similar circumstances, also be bad. Arthur Schopenhauer foundation honor character If people insist that honor is dearer than life itself, what they really mean is that existence and well-being are as nothing compared with other people's opinions. Of course, this may be only an exaggerated way of stating the prosaic truth that reputation, that is, the opinion others have of us, is indispensable if we are to make any progress in the world. Arthur Schopenhauer honor mean people If I might be the means of saving one soul I should prefer it to all the riches and honor in the world Asahel Nettleton soul honor mean Regardless of the name a person uses for the Infinite Force that holds us together, it is the source of our miraculous, unpredictable creativity and our dignity. Ashok Gangadean creativity honor names I am not just a lesbian. I am not just a poet. I am not just a mother. Honor the complexity of your vision and yourselves. Audre Lorde vision honor mother When the Nobel Committee chose to honor me, the road I had chosen of my own free will became a less lonely path to follow. Aung San Suu Kyi lonely honor path I wish I could view the belly that oozes over the top of my pants as a badge of maternal honor. I do try. I make sure that the women whose looks I admire all have sufficient fat reserves to survive a famine, and I make a lot of snide comments about the skeletal likes of Lara Flynn Boyle and Paris Hilton. Ayelet Waldman paris honor views I am an innovator. This is a term of distinction, a term of honor, rather than something to hide or apologize for. Anyone who Ayn Rand intellectual honor ideas Honor is self-esteem made visible in action. Ayn Rand self-esteem honor action I am neither foe nor friend to my brothers, but such as each of them shall deserve of me. And to earn my love, my brothers must do more than to have been born. I do not grant my love without reason, nor to any chance passer-by who may wish to claim it. I honor men with my love. But honor is a thing to be earned. Ayn Rand brother honor men But we must not, if we are loyal, disperse our energies in a partisan warfare that is waged without regard to its consequences to the well being, security, or honor of the country. Bainbridge Colby energy honor country Treat your enemies with courtesy, and you'll see how valuable it really is. It costs little but pays a nice dividend: those who honor are honored. Politeness and a sense of honor have this advantage: we bestow them on others without losing a thing. Baltasar Gracian nice honor enemy «1234567891011»