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Laozi Philosopher
Honor

"Whoever is planted in the Tao will not be rooted up. Whoever embraces the Tao will not slip away. Her name will be held in honor from generation to generation. Let the Tao be present in your life and you will become genuine. Let it be present in your family and your family will flourish. Let it be present in your country and your country will be an example to all countries in the world. Let it be present in the universe and the universe will sing. How do I know this is true? By looking inside myself."

Country Names Honor
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Laozi Philosopher
Honor

"Of all things, none does not revere the Way and honor virtue. Reverence of the Way and honoring virtue were not demanded of them, but it is in their nature."

Doe Honor Taoism
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Indira Gandhi Politician
Honor

"I know I'll astonish everyone by talking like this, but it's God's truth. Honors have never tempted me and I've never sought them."

Talking Honor Tempted
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Hannah Unknown
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"There is hardly an aspect of contemporary history more irritating and mystifying than the fact that of all the great unsolved political questions of our century, it should have been this seemingly small and unimportant Jewish problem that had the dubious honor of setting the whole infernal machine in motion."

Political Should Have Honor
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Oscar Wilde Writer
Honor

"Many people become bankrupt through having invested too heavily in the prose of life. To have ruined one's self over poetry is an honor."

People Self Honor
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Gautama Buddha Spiritual Teacher
Honor

"The number of those endowed with human life is as small as the amount of earth one can place on a fingernail. Life as a human being is hard to sustain--as hard as it is for the dew to remain on the grass. But it is better to live a single day with honor than to live to 120 and die in disgrace."

Numbers Honor Dew
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Francis Bacon Philosopher, Statesman
Honor

"The person is a poor judge who by an action can be disgraced more in failing than they can be honored in succeeding."

Judging Honor Succeed
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Nelson Mandela Political Leader
Honor

"Where choice is set between cowardice and violence, I would advise violence ... I prefer to use arms in defense of honor rather than remain the vile witness of dishonor."

Choices Honor Arms
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Marcus Aurelius Philosopher, Emperor
Honor

"If it's time for you to go, leave willingly - as you would to accomplish anything that can be done with grace and honor."

Done Grace Honor
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Marcus Tullius Cicero Politician, Philosopher, Orator
Honor

"Since an intelligence common to us all makes things known to us and formulates them in our minds, honorable actions are ascribed by us to virtue, and dishonorable actions to vice; and only a madman would conclude that these judgments are matters of opinion, and not fixed by nature."

Lying Truth Honor
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Ishmael Reed Writer
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"Howard University holds something called "Heart's Day," an all day ceremony in which a writer is honored. I was the recipient of this honor. It's a wonderful ceremony that Eleanor Traylor chair of English at Howard University organizes for writers. Writers from around the country came to pay tribute to my work. It was very flattering."

Heart Country Honor
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Honor

"Weep not for little Leonie, abducted by a French Marquis. Though loss of honor was a wrench, just think how it's improved her French."

Thinking Loss Honor
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Jaime King Actress, Model
Honor

"I really try and work very closely with the designers to be as consistent as possible to their vision and for their look because I know how intricate and how much time it takes for them to make it. My mother was a seamstress and I really honor the art of each piece that's made and so for me it's all about that."

Art Mother Honor
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"What makes us so often discontented with those who transact business for us is that they almost always abandon the interest of their friends for the interest of the business, because they wish to have the honor of succeeding in that which they have undertaken."

Wish Business Honor
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