"True honour is an attachment to honest and beneficent principles, and a good reputation; and prompts a man to do good to others, and indeed to all men, at his own cost, pains, or peril. False honour is a pretence to this character, but does things that destroy it: And the abuse of honour is called honour, by those who from that good word borrow credit to act basely, rashly, or foolishly."

"As quick as lightning, in the breach Just in the place where honour's lodged, As wise philosophers have judged, Because a kick in that place more Hurts Honour than deep wounds before."

"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."

"Now, while the honour thou hast got Is spick and span new."

"Honour is like a widow, won With brisk attempt and putting on."

"What is honor, and riches, and the favor of creatures - so long as I lack the favor of God, the pardon of my sins, a saving interest in Christ, and the hope of glory! O Lord, give me these, or I die! Give me these, or else I shall eternally die!"

"Honor is like the eye, which cannot suffer the least impurity without damage. It is a precious stone, the price of which is lessened by a single flaw."

"“Honor” sighs softly on the wind, teasing my ears, and I want to scream at the absolute idiocy of it. I did the wrong thing for the right reasons and I'm supposed to be happy with that?"

"Content thyself to be obscurely good. When vice prevails and impious men bear sway, The post of honor is a private station."

"Better to die ten thousand deaths, Than wound my honour."

"How happy is he born and taught That serveth not another's will; Whose armour is his honest thought, And simple truth his utmost skill."

"Let us raise a standard to which the wise and honest can repair; the rest is in the hands of God."

"I hope I shall always possess firmness and virtue enough to maintain what I consider the most enviable of all titles, the character of an "Honest Man.""

"Mens regnum bona possidet."

"Friends, if we be honest with ourselves, we shall be honest with each other."

"The measure of life is not length, but honestie."

"He that departs with his own honesty For vulgar praise, doth it too dearly buy."

"When rogues fall out, honest men get into their own."

"He is one that will not plead that cause wherein his tongue must be confuted by his conscience."

"Barring that natural expression of villainy which we all have, the man looked honest enough."

"Omnia quæ vindicaris in altero, tibi ipsi vehementer fugienda sunt."

"From the Three Dynasties down to the present day it has been like this. The good and honest people are ignored, while spineless flatterers are advanced."

"These are the things you should do: Speak the truth with one another, and the judgments in your gates must promote truth and peace."

"If you do not tell the truth about yourself, you cannot tell it about other people."

"The leading idea is, nothing really succeeds which is not based on reality; the sham, in a large sense, is never successful; that in the life of the individual, as in the more comprehensive life of the state, pretension is nothing and power is everything."

""Honesty is the best policy," but he who acts on that principle is not an honest man."

"The man who is so conscious of the rectitude of his intentions as to be willing to open his bosom to the inspection of the world, is already in possession of one of the strongest pillars of a decided character. The course of such a man will be firm and steady, because he has nothing to fear from the world, and is sure of the approbation and support of Heaven."

"A creature that cannot grasp the mutual exclusiveness of A and not A has no difficulty in lying; more than that, such a creature has not even any consciousness of lying, being without a standard of truth."

"Were there no heaven nor hell I should be honest."

"I hold the maxim no less applicable to public than to private affairs, that honesty is always the best policy."

"If I could believe that this was said sincerely, I could put up with anything."

"The dishonest man stole silver; the honest man will earn his pay."

"In short, honesty is more than a moral principle. It is also a major economic factor. While government can do little to create honesty directly, in various ways it can indirectly either support or undermine the traditions on which honest conduct is based."

"At many times I brought in my accounts, Laid them before you; you would throw them off, And say, you found them in mine honesty."

"This is what hope does to you when you’re not used to it. It is very like being drunk. You don’t realize how badly you’re impaired until you see the results of your spree."

"For a moment hope, bright and cruel as a knife, presented itself to me. It took every ounce of strength I had to turn away."

"If thy hope be any thing worth, it will purify thee from thy sins."

"Senza speme vivemo in desio."

"Lasciate ogni speranza, voi ch'entrate."

"When people talk of the Freedom of Writing, Speaking, or thinking, I cannot choose but laugh. No such thing ever existed. No such thing now exists; but I hope it will exist. But it must be hundreds of years after you and I shall write and speak no more."

"When we open up about our emotional challenges, admitting we are not perfect, we give others permission to share their struggles. Together we realize there is hope and we do not have to suffer alone."

"… Honour … remains awake in us like a last lamp in a temple that has been laid to waste."

"If you do not protect your own honor, the crows will peck at your flesh."

"Duty, Honor, Country"

"Honor is only a label they use for what they want you to do. Chernon. They want you to stay, so they call staying honorable."

"A man is honorable in proportion to the personal risks he takes for his opinion."

"I tell you what. Let’s drink to the one thing that never changes, to the one permanent part of a man’s life...honor, indeed. Burglar proof, weather proof, fool proof, one hundred-proof! Honor. Everything else is subject to the... powers that be. To the caprices of often inferior men. But your honor is your own, inviolate. So then- to honor."

"Honours ought to come from merit, and from merit alone."

"Honour sits smiling at the sale of truth."

"For honour travels in a strait so narrow, Where one but goes abreast."