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    Great honours are great burdens, but on whom
    They are cast with envy, he doth bear two loads.
    His cares must still be double to his joys,
    In any dignity.

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Titles of honour add not to his worth,
Who is himself an honour of his titles.

Titles of honour add not to his worth,
Who is himself an honour of his titles.

by John Ford Found in: Honor Quotes,
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Honour is but an itch in youthful blood
Of doing acts extravagantly good.

Honour is but an itch in youthful blood
Of doing acts extravagantly good.

by Samuel Howard Found in: Honor Quotes,
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Fail to honor people,they fail to honor you; but of a good leader, who talks little, when his work is read more

Fail to honor people,they fail to honor you; but of a good leader, who talks little, when his work is done, his aims fulfilled, they will all say, 'We did this ourselves.'

by Lao Tzu Found in: Honor Quotes,
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When neither their property nor their honor is touched, the majority of men live content.

When neither their property nor their honor is touched, the majority of men live content.

by Niccolo Machiavelli Found in: Honor Quotes,
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If he that in the field is slain
Be in the bed of honour lain,
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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.

by Samuel Butler Found in: Honor Quotes,
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Honor is like an island, rugged and without shores; once we have left it, we can never return.

Honor is like an island, rugged and without shores; once we have left it, we can never return.

by Nicolas Boileau Found in: Honor Quotes,
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Be honorable yourself if you wish to associate with honorable people.

Be honorable yourself if you wish to associate with honorable people.

by Welsh Proverb Found in: Honor Quotes,
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Content thyself to be obscurely good. When vice prevails, and impious men bear sway, the post of honor is a read more

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

by Joseph Addison Found in: Honor Quotes,
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These were honoured in their generations, and were the glory of
the times.

These were honoured in their generations, and were the glory of
the times.

by Bible Found in: Honor Quotes,
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