Some people are born hammers, others anvils. – Proverb

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. – Akhenaton

Be thou incapable of change in that which is right, and men will rely upon thee. Establish unto thyself principles of action; and see that thou ever act according to them. First know that thy principles are just, and then be thou – Akhenaton

Dignity does not consist in possessing honors, but in deserving them. – Aristotle