Jane Porter Quotes

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

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

Virtue is the truest nobility.

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

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.

Honor is the reward of virtue.

Honor is simply the morality of superior men.

Honor does not have to be defended.

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

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.

Honor is but an empty bubble.

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

Better not be at all than not be noble.

I would rather miss the mark acting well than win the day acting basely.

Glory follows virtue as if it were its shadow.

Unfortunately, goodness and honor are rather the exception than the rule among exceptional men, not to speak of geniuses.

Put more trust in nobility of character than in an oath.

The nobility of a human being is strictly independent of that of his convictions.

A life lived with integrity - even if it lacks the trappings of fame and fortune is a shining star in whose light others may follow in the years to come.

Who sows virtue reaps honor.

I beg my Children to be just and virtuous, never to disgrace my name or theirs, and then they are out of fortune's power.

I'm not saying I'm a paragon of virtue, but it's hard for me not to be honorable.

Class does not mean huge possession of money. Mother Teresa was a classy woman. So is Manjula Bhargava, a great mathematician of Indian origin. The concept that you automatically gain class by acquiring money is an outdated thought process.

For he who is honest is noble, Whatever his fortunes or birth.

In this world, there must be a certain degree of honor just as there must be a certain amount of light. When there are many men without honor, there will always be some others who bear in themselves the honor of many men.