John Dryden Quotes

Honor does not have to be defended.

Honor has not to be won; it must only not be lost.

Be honorable yourself if you wish to associate with honorable people

You cannot have a proud and chivalrous spirit if your conduct is mean and paltry; for whatever a man's actions are, such must be his spirit.

Honor's a good brooch to wear in a man's hat at all times.

Honor is like a match, you can only use it once.

There is but one pride pardonable; that of being above doing a base or dishonorable action.

Honor is the reward of virtue.

Who sows virtue reaps honor.

Honor is simply the morality of superior men.

Of all the properties which belong to honorable men, not one is so highly prized as that of character.

Now, my father Matthias was not only eminent on account of is nobility, but had a higher commendation on account of his righteousness, and was in great reputation in Jerusalem, the greatest city we have.

You can be deprived of your money, your job and your home by someone else, but remember that no one can ever take away your honor.

I would give no thought of what the world might say of me, if I could only transmit to posterity the reputation of an honest man.

To those whose God is honor; only disgrace is a sin.

It is better to be honourable than be honoured.

Life every man holds dear; but the dear man holds honor far more precious dear than life.

Reputation is what men and women think of us; character is what God and angels know of us.

Virtue is the truest nobility.

Glory follows virtue as if it were its shadow.

Honor is the inner garment of the Soul; the first thing put on by it with the flesh, and the last it layeth down at its separation from it.

Smears are not only to be expected but fought. Honor is to be earned, not bought.

Nobility, without virtue, is a fine setting without a gem.

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

A man whose life has been dishonorable is not entitled to escape disgrace in death.