Nicholas Boileau's Quote - Honor is like an island, rugged and without a beach; once we have

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Honor is like an island, rugged and without a beach; once we have

Honor is like an island, rugged and without a beach; once we have left it, we can never return. – Nicholas Boileau

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A fool always finds a greater fool to admire him. – Nicholas Boileau

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Greatest fools are the most often satisfied. – Nicholas Boileau

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Attach yourself to those who advise you rather than praise you. – Nicholas Boileau

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The post of honor is a private station. – Joseph Addison

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Tis nobler to lose honor to save the lives of men than it is to gain honor by taking them. – David Borenstein

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A person dishonored is worst than dead. – Miguel de Cervantes

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Honor is the reward of virtue. – Marcus Tullius Cicero

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