Who sows virtue reaps honor.
—Leonardo da Vinci
Be not ashamed of thy virtues; honor's a good brooch to wear in a man's hat at all times.
—Ben Jonson
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
Don't look for more honor than your learning merits.
—Jewish Proverb
An honor is not diminished for being shared.
—Lois McMaster Bujold
Guard your honor. Let your reputation fall where it will. And outlive the bastards.
—Lois McMaster Bujold
Reputation is what other people know about you. Honor is what you know about yourself.
—Lois McMaster Bujold
Real integrity is doing the right thing, knowing that nobody's going to know whether you did it or not.
—Oprah Winfrey
What is left when honor is lost?
—Publilius Syrus
Honor does not have to be defended.
—Robert J. Sawyer
Be honorable yourself if you wish to associate with honorable people.
—Welsh Proverb
The greatest way to live with honor in this world is to be what we pretend to be.
—Socrates
The paths by which people journey toward happiness lie in part through the world about them and in part through the experience of their souls. On the one hand, there is the happiness which comes from wealth, honor, the enjoyment of life, from health, culture, science, or art; and, on the other hand, there is the happiness which is to be found in a good conscience, in virtue, work, philanthropy, religion, devotion to great ideas and great deeds.
—Carl Hilty in Happiness: Essays on the Meaning of Life
During those years, I had, as the boys in the back room would say, a swell racket. I was rewarded with honors, medals, and promotions. Looking back on it, I feel that I might have given Al Capone a few hints. The best he could do was to operate a racket in three city districts. The Marines operated on three continents.
—Smedley Butler
Sometimes love does not have the most honorable beginnings, and the endings, the endings will break you in half. It's everything in between we live for.
—Ann Patchett in This Is the Story of a Happy Marriage