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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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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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The person is a poor judge who by an action can be disgraced more in failing than they can be honored in succeeding. – Francis Bacon

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All honors wounds are self-inflicted. – Andrew Carnegie

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