“Now the greatest external good we should assume to be the thing which we offer as a tribute to the gods, and which is most coveted by men of high station, and is the prize awarded for the noblest deeds; and such a thing is honor, for honor is clearly the greatest of external goods.” MenShouldHonorOffersAssumingDeedsPrizeGoodsStationsTribute Author:Aristotle
“The sexes deceive themselves about one another: the reason being that at bottom they honor and love only themselves (or their ownideal, to express it more agreeably). Thus man wants woman to be peaceable--but woman is essentially, like the cat, not peaceable, however well she may have trained herself to assume the appearance of peace.” MenWantWellsMayReasonSexHonorMen And WomenCatAnd LoveAssumingBottomAppearanceDeceiving Author:Friedrich Nietzsche
“... until both employers' and workers' groups assume responsibility for chastising their own recalcitrant children, they can vainly bay the moon about "ignorant" and "unfair" public criticism. Moreover, their failure to impose voluntarily upon their own groups codes of decency and honor will result in more and more necessity for government control.” ChildrenGovernmentResultsResponsibilityGroupsHonorMoonCriticismManagementAssumingWorkersIgnorantCodeUnfairDecencyEmployersRecalcitrant Author:Mary Barnett Gilson
“We can't just assume that this resistance is going to produce the kinds of candidates or the kinds of parties that will truly honor people of all colors, all backgrounds, all ethnicities, from every nation and every faith and every gender, unless we do the work in our own communities of organizing and being in deep dialogue with one another across all forms of difference. It's my hope that we'll seize this opportunity and not let the moment pass.” PeopleKindMomentsOpportunityCommunityPartyHonorAssumingGenderDialogue Author:Michelle Alexander
“The most spiritual human beings, assuming they are the most courageous, also experience by far the most painful tragedies: but it is precisely for this reason that they honor life, because it brings against them its most formidable weapons.” HumansReasonSpiritualHuman BeingsHonorWeaponsTragedyAssumingPainfulCourageousFormidable Author:Friedrich Nietzsche
“What did it mean to be called “lord”? I’ll assume you’ve never had the honor, since I doubt any of you happen to be British royalty. (And, if by chance you are, then let me say, “Hello, Your Majesty! Welcome to my stupid book. Can I borrow some cash?”)” IfsMeanBookHappensChanceLordDoubtStupidHonorLet MeAssumingBritishWelcomeCashHelloRoyaltyMajesty Book:The Scrivener's Bones: Alcatraz vs. the Evil Librarians Source: The Scrivener's Bones: Alcatraz vs. the Evil Librarians