Honour Quotes

Fairest and dearest, your wrath and anger are more heavy than I can bear; but learn that I cannot tell what you wish me to say without sinning against my honour too grievously.

What honour have we got left, when nobody is listening to us?

We speak of virtue, honour, reason; but our thought does not translate any one of these concepts into a substance.

There is no greater honour than to serve Canadians.

Let us search into the records of Holy Writ, if out of this their great charter, there be not a seal grant of a lesser, though like privilege, and this by virtue of Christ, in that we have the honour to be accounted Abraham's seed as truly as they.

He's a legend and I respect his work, so I went down and paid my respects when Charlton was on the set. He was nice but I think he lied a little. He said it was an honour to be in a movie with me, but I don't believe it.

It is a huge honour to be recognised as the world's best commentator, particularly against so many sporting greats.

That last winter was a tragic story and I got no personal honour out of it but I was a witness to it.

A Woman is naturally more helpless than the other Sex; and a Man of Honour and Sense should have this in his View in all Manner of Commerce with her.

Some things never change, suck up to the government and you get an honour.

There is no act of treachery or meanness of which a political party is not capable; for in politics there is no honour.

Since, therefore, individuals as well as the public are so indebted to these writers for the benefits they enjoy, I think them not only entitled to the honour of palms and crowns, but even to be numbered among the gods.

Why should we honour those that die upon the field of battle? A man may show as reckless a courage in entering into the abyss of himself.

I knew I would be running with so many people watching all over the world because of him. People love Bolt. He has many fans out there because of his great achievements and breaking world records in Olympics. I've done the same and it's a great honour. I'm happy and I'm happy for him.

People say I'm difficult and sometimes that's a badge of honour.

To be awarded a prize which takes its name from an illustrious Dutchman who at the same time was a great citizen of Europe and through his writings did so much to open up our modern world of sensibility and thought is indeed a most signal honour.

Virtue is the fount whence honour springs.

Only with the honour thus acquired can we earn the respect of our other compatriots as well.

One thing I have frankly decided is that when it comes to political reform we have two conservative parties in British politics. Both the Labour and Conservative parties have constantly and repeatedly failed to honour promises they have made about reforming, cleaning, modernising our clapped-out system.

In honour I gained them, and in honour I will die with them.

Those placed in the position which I now occupy, commonly feel concern about their worthiness to receive the great honour which has been done them.

To see and be acquainted with strangers, in especial with men in honour and authority.

Let who will boast their courage in the field, I find but little safety from my shield, Nature's, not honour's law we must obey: This made me cast my useless shield away.

If a Woman can neither Love nor Honour, she does ill in promising to Obey.

I'm very conscious that I want the dance audience to respond and respect what I'm doing, so I'm always very true to the music and I honour the music in the way I see it - I don't mess around with the music.

1988 I also received from the city of Vienna the cross of honour for art and science. These titles and the various honors mean a great deal to me, most of all for the reason that they would mean a great deal to my parents too.

I must therefore implore your indulgence for a pretty long and plain development of my views concerning that cause which the citizens of New York, and you particularly, gentlemen, honour with generous interest.

A man of honour should never forget what he is because he sees what others are.

Shakespeare and his work will always be relevant. He wrote those pieces hundreds of years ago and we haven't really changed as humans, have we? We have to deal with love, honour and adultery now - people were the same then, too - that's what's so wonderful and powerful.

I was not afraid of what I did not like. To overcome dislike of a thing often satisfied one's feeling of honour.