Francis I Quotes

All is lost save honor.

The treason of which I stand convicted loses all its guilt, has been sanctified as a duty, and will be ennobled as a sacrifice.

It is any day better to stand erect with a broken and bandaged head then to crawl on one's belly, in order to be able to save one's head.

Better to die ten thousand deaths than wound my honor.

Death with honor is better than life... life with dishonor.

In honour I gained them, and in honour I will die with them.

My character and good name are in my own keeping. Life with disgrace is dreadful. A glorious death is to be envied.

Years go by, but the heart of what we all fight and die for at the core is the same. We fight and die for love and our family and our land and for what's ours. We do things for something as simple as pride.

Loyalty and devotion lead to bravery. Bravery leads to the spirit of self-sacrifice. The spirit of self-sacrifice creates trust in the power of love.

Soldiers, when committed to a task, can't compromise. It's unrelenting devotion to the standards of duty and courage, absolute loyalty to others, not letting the task go until it's been done.

Values are principles and ideas that bring meaning to the seemingly mundane experience of life. A meaningful life that ultimately brings happiness and pride requires you to respond to temptations as well as challenges with honor, dignity, and courage.

Mexicans, I die with honour, and not as a traitor. That stain I will not bequeath to my children and their posterity; I am not a traitor, no.

I am proud to have lied. Lying under torture is not easy. In the face of torture, a person with dignity lies. Enduring torture is very difficult ... The pain is unbearable; you can not imagine how. I am proud to have lied, because I saved my comrades from the same torture and from death.

A noble life, crowned with heroic death, rises above and outlives the pride and pomp and glory of the mightiest empire of the earth..

I hsve been called a traitor many times in my career, and it is a badge that I wear with great honor.

Every single time I step into a ring, the same thing is on the line. Take away belts, take away money, take away glamour and fame. Ultimately, I'm fighting for one thing, and that's my life.

If I get beaten I can walk away with my head high, knowing I have given everything.

Honor modesty more than your life.

A man who permits his honor to be taken, permits his life to be taken.

Regard your soldiers as your children, and they will follow you into the deepest valleys; look on them as your own beloved sons, and they will stand by you even unto death.

How happy I am to go to the front at last. To do my bit. To prove with my life what I think I feel.

I would rather go to any extreme than suffer anything that is unworthy of my reputation, or of that of my crown.

We hold our heads high, despite the price we have paid, because freedom is priceless.

Patriotism demands of us sustained sacrifice.

The motto of chivalry is also the motto of wisdom; to serve all, but love only one.