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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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A prophet is not without honor, save in his own country. – Bible

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A hundred years cannot repair a moments loss of honor. – Proverb

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Ease and honor are seldom bedfellows. – Proverb

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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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