“ The person is a poor judge who by an action can be disgraced more in failing than they can be honored in succeeding. ”
- Francis Bacon- Copy
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“ Those who educate children well are more to be honored than they who produce them; for these only gave them life, those the art of living well. ”
- Aristotle- Copy
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“ Seldom or never is a poor man honored by the world; however worthy of honor he may be, he is apt rather to be despised by it. ”
- Teresa of Avila- Copy
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“ I'm honored that you invited me, especially when for $10,000 and a new convertible you could have had the top running-back prospect at SMU. ”
- Tom Brokaw- Copy
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“ The men and women of Afghanistan are building a nation that is free, and proud, and fighting terror - and America is honored to be their friend. ”
- George W. Bush- Copy
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“ I feel very honored that I got a chance to work with Maya Angelou and Oprah Winfrey. ”
- Stanley Clarke- Copy
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“ The book salesman should be honored because he brings to our attention, as a rule, the very books we need most and neglect most. ”
- Confucius- Copy
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“ I appreciate all of the attention I get in my career. I am a loner and live a rather secluded life so sometimes I do get overwhelmed, but I am always very appreciative of everything, and honored. ”
- Kim Elizabeth- Copy
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“ Once upon a time my political opponents honored me as possessing the fabulous intellectual and economic power by which I created a worldwide depression all by myself. ”
- Herbert Clark Hoover- Copy
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“ I am honored and quite proud that a class is being taught on my sensationalist lyrics, unique style and fashion and leadership role within the hip-hop community. ”
- Lil’ Kim- Copy
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“ Life was a lot simpler when what we honored was father and mother rather than all major credit cards. ”
- Robert Orben- Copy
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“ I honored the fallen enemy by placing a stone on his beautiful grave. ”
- Baron Manfred von Richthofen- Copy
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“ Christopher Columbus, as everyone knows, is honored by posterity because he was the last to discover America. ”
- James Joyce- Copy
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“ No person was ever honored for what he received. Honor has been the reward for what he gave. ”
- Calvin Coolidge- Copy
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“ We are wise when we learn from one another. We are strong when we contain our impulses. We are honored when we honor others. ”
- Rabbi Mark David Finkel- Copy
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“ I am eternally grateful… for my knack of finding in great books, some of them very funny books, reason enough to feel honored to be alive, no matter what else might be going on. ”
- Kurt Vonnegut- Copy
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“ The martyrs of history were not fools, and our honored dead who gave their lives to stop the advance of the Nazis didn't die in vain. ”
- Ronald Reagan- Copy
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“ By foreign hands thy humble grave adorned: by strangers honored, by strangers mourned. ”
- Alexander Pope- Copy
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“ In our civilization, and under our republican form of government, intelligence is so highly honored that it is rewarded by exemption from the cares of office. ”
- Ambrose Bierce- Copy
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“ In believing in others, we are believed. In supporting others, we gain followers, and in recognizing the value of others, we are honored. ”
- Solon B. Cousins- Copy
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“ Old age, especially an honored old age, has so great authority, that this is of more value than all the pleasures of youth. ”
- Marcus Tullius Cicero- Copy
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“ The drafts which true genius draws upon posterity, although they may not always be honored so soon as they are due, are sure to be paid with compound interest in the end. ”
- Charles Caleb Colton- Copy
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“ Every award I've ever received has been very gratifying. The Living Legend Award was extremely gratifying; it was voted on by the fans. It's just great to be remembered after all these years, to still be a viable part of the music business. So, I'm very deeply honored by all the awards. ”
- Charlie Daniels- Copy
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“ It was dramatic to watch my grandmother decapitate a turkey with an ax the day before Thanksgiving. Nowadays the expense of hiring grandmothers for the ax work would probably qualify all turkeys so honored with gourmet status. ”
- Russell Baker- Copy
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“ All religions have honored the beggar. For he proves that in a matter at the same time as prosaic and holy, banal and regenerative as the giving of alms, intellect and morality, consistency and principles are miserably inadequate. ”
- Walter Benjamin- Copy
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