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Quote by Nicholas Boileau
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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For one who has been honored, dishonor is worse than death. – Bhagavad Gita

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