"Humility forms the basis of honor, just as the low ground forms the foundation of a high elevation."
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"Princes have but their titles for their glories, An outward honor for an inward toil; And, for unfelt imaginations, They often feel a world of restless cares."
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"My belief is that I wasn't born into Judaism by accident, and so I needed to find ways to honor that."
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"Arrogance is, as it were, a solicitation on the part of one seeking honor for followers, whom he thinks he is entitled to treat with contempt."
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"We musicians, like everyone else, are numb with sorrow at this murder, and with rage at the senselessness of the crime. But this sorrow and rage will not inflame us to seek retribution; rather they will inflame our art. Our music will never again be quite the same. This will be our reply to violence: to make music more intensely, more beautifully, more devotedly than ever before. And with each note we will honor the spirit of John Kennedy, commemorate his courage, and reaffirm his faith in the Triumph of the Mind."
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"Honor women! they entwine and weave heavenly roses in our earthly life."
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"A nation reveals itself not only by the men it produces but also by the men it honors, the men it remembers."
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"Love is the most important ingredient to any meaningful relationship. It is fundamental to true significance. Your quality of life is directly tied to the amount of love flowing in you and through you to others. Though it's often overlooked, love is infinitely more valuable than riches, fame, and honor. They will pass away, but love remains. You can be fulfilled without these, but not without love."
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"Music is my life, professionally, for nearly 60 years. To be recognized by the academy is still the highest honor."
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"The second that you make a man truly free, he becomes truly good. And it is only that individual who has lost his belief in himself and his own pride of goodness and his own pride of being and his own honor who is dangerous."
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"The highest honor in the church is not government but service."
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"To be wealthy and honored in an unjust society is a disgrace."
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"He who has conferred a benefit on anyone from motives of love or honor will feel pain, if he sees that the benefit is received without gratitude."
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"The most tragic thing in the world is a man of genius who is not a man of honor."
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"You can't, in sound morals, condemn a man for taking care of his own integrity. It is his clear duty."
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"We make men without chests and expect from them virtue and enterprise. We laugh at honor and are shocked to find traitors in our midst."
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"Treat your enemies with courtesy, and you'll see how valuable it really is. It costs little but pays a nice dividend: those who honor are honored. Politeness and a sense of honor have this advantage: we bestow them on others without losing a thing."
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"There is honor in being a dog."
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"It is, indeed, at home that every man must be known by those who would make a just estimate either of his virtue or felicity; for smiles and embroidery are alike occasional, and the mind is often dressed for show in painted honor, and fictitious benevolence."
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"The most important thing about creativity is that you honor your creativity and you don't ever ignore it or go against what that creative image is telling you."
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