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If he that in the field is slain
Be in the bed of honour lain,
He that read more
If he that in the field is slain
Be in the bed of honour lain,
He that is beaten may be said
To lie in Honour's truckle-bed.
You cannot believe in honor until you have achieved it, better keep yourself clean and bright; you are the window read more
You cannot believe in honor until you have achieved it, better keep yourself clean and bright; you are the window through which you must see the world
There is no praise in being upright, where no one can, or tries
to corrupt you.
[Lat., Nulla read more
There is no praise in being upright, where no one can, or tries
to corrupt you.
[Lat., Nulla est laus ibi esse integrum, ubi nemo est, qui aut
possit aut conetur rumpere.]
Each of us, face to face with other men, is clothed with some sort of dignity, but we know only read more
Each of us, face to face with other men, is clothed with some sort of dignity, but we know only too well all the unspeakable things that go on in the heart.
When boasting ends, there dignity begins.
When boasting ends, there dignity begins.
Now, while the honour thou hast got
Is spick and span new.
Now, while the honour thou hast got
Is spick and span new.
Dignity does not consist in possessing honors, but in deserving them.
Dignity does not consist in possessing honors, but in deserving them.
The friendships which last are those wherein each friend respects the other's dignity to the point of not really wanting read more
The friendships which last are those wherein each friend respects the other's dignity to the point of not really wanting anything from him
Here honor binds me, and I wish to satisfy it.
[Lat., Ici l'honneur m'oblige, et j'y veux satisfaire.]
Here honor binds me, and I wish to satisfy it.
[Lat., Ici l'honneur m'oblige, et j'y veux satisfaire.]