Reputation is what other people know about you. Honor is what you know about yourself.

—Lois McMaster Bujold

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About Lois McMaster Bujold

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Lois McMaster Bujold ( boo-ZHOHLD; born November 2, 1949) is an American speculative fiction writer. She has won the Hugo Award for best novel four times, matching Robert A. Heinlein's record (not counting his Retro Hugos). Bujold is best known for her Vorkosigan Saga, a series of science fiction novels...

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Guard your honor. Let your reputation fall where it will. And outlive the bastards.

—Lois McMaster Bujold

An honor is not diminished for being shared.

—Lois McMaster Bujold

Honesty pays, but it doesn't seem to pay enough to suit some people.

—Lois McMaster Bujold

A good home must be made, not bought.

—Lois McMaster Bujold

By constant self-discipline and self-control you can develop greatness of character.

—Lois McMaster Bujold

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More quotations tagged with “honor”

Guard your honor. Let your reputation fall where it will. And outlive the bastards.

—Lois McMaster Bujold

An honor is not diminished for being shared.

—Lois McMaster Bujold

Don't look for more honor than your learning merits.

—Jewish Proverb

The difference between a moral man and a man of honor is that the latter regrets a discreditable act, even when it has worked and he has not been caught.

—H. L. Mencken

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