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    Do not consider what you may do, but what it will become you to
    have done, and let the sense of honor subdue your mind.
    [Lat., Nec tibi quid liceat, sed quid fecisse decebit
    Occurrat, mentemque domet respectus honesti.]

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In honorable dealing you should consider what you intended, not
what you said or thought.
[Lat., Semper in read more

In honorable dealing you should consider what you intended, not
what you said or thought.
[Lat., Semper in fide quid senseris, non quid dixeris,
cogitandum.]

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Be not ashamed of thy virtues; honor's a good brooch to wear in a man's hat at all times.

Be not ashamed of thy virtues; honor's a good brooch to wear in a man's hat at all times.

by Ben Johnson Found in: Honor Quotes,
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Dead on the field of honour.

Dead on the field of honour.

by Unknown Found in: Honor Quotes,
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Honor is like an island, rugged and without shores; we can never
re-enter it once we are on the read more

Honor is like an island, rugged and without shores; we can never
re-enter it once we are on the outside.
[Fr., L'honneur est comme une ile escarpee et sans bords;
On n'y peut plus rentrer des qu'on en est dehors.]

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Give me, kind Heaven, a private station,
A mind serene for contemplation:
Title and profit I resign;
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Give me, kind Heaven, a private station,
A mind serene for contemplation:
Title and profit I resign;
The post of honor shall be mine.

by John Gay Found in: Honor Quotes,
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Honor isn't about making the right choices. It's about dealing with the consequences.

Honor isn't about making the right choices. It's about dealing with the consequences.

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I love the name of honor, more than I fear death.

I love the name of honor, more than I fear death.

by Julius Caesar Found in: Honor Quotes,
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A soldier will fight long and hard for a bit of colored ribbon.

A soldier will fight long and hard for a bit of colored ribbon.

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He has honor if he holds himself to an ideal of conduct though it is inconvenient, unprofitable, or dangerous to read more

He has honor if he holds himself to an ideal of conduct though it is inconvenient, unprofitable, or dangerous to do so.

by Walter Lippmann Found in: Honor Quotes,
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