“Hypocrisy itself does great honor, or rather justice, to religion, and tacitly acknowledges it to be an ornament to human nature. The hypocrite would not be at so much pains to put on the appearance of virtue, if he did not know it was the most proper and effectual means to gain the love and esteem of mankind.” IfsKnowsHumansMeanDoePainJusticeVirtueMankindHuman NatureHonorGainsAppearanceEsteemAcknowledgeHypocrisyHypocriteOrnaments Book:The spectator Source: The spectator
“Old age doth in sharp pains abound; We are belabored by the gout, Our blindness is a dark profound, Our deafness each one laughs about. Then reason's light with falling ray Doth but a trembling flicker cast. Honor to age, ye children pay! Alas! my fifty years are past!” YearsChildrenReasonLightAgePainPastFallDarkPayLaughingHonorProfoundCastsOld AgeFiftyRaysBlindnessAlasTremblingFlickerDeafnessGout Author:Pierre-Jean de Beranger
“True honour is an attachment to honest and beneficent principles, and a good reputation; and prompts a man to do good to others, and indeed to all men, at his own cost, pains, or peril. False honour is a pretence to this character, but does things that destroy it: And the abuse of honour is called honour, by those who from that good word borrow credit to act basely, rashly, or foolishly.” MenDoeCharacterPainPrinciplesHonestHonorCostAbuseCreditReputationAttachmentHonourPerilPromptsPretenceGood WordsGood Reputation Author:Thomas Gordon
“The pleasure a man of honor enjoys in the consciousness of having performed his duty is a reward he pays himself for all his pains.” MenPainEnjoyPleasurePayConsciousnessDutyHonorRewards Author:Jean de la Bruyere
“High honor is not only gotten and born by pain and danger, but must be nursed by the like, else it vanisheth as soon as it appears to the world.” WorldPainBornDangerHonor Author:Philip Sidney
“Take it slowly. The deepest resentments are wrapped up in a lot of hurt and pain. We think we're protecting ourselves by not forgiving. Acknowledge that and go easy on yourself. Forgiveness means that you've decided not to let it keep festering inside even if it only comes up once in awhile. Forgiveness is a powerful yet challenging tool that will support and honor you, even in the most extreme circumstances.” IfsThinkingMeanPainEasyChallengesHurtPowerfulSupportHonorCircumstancesForgivenessToolsDecidedForgivingCome UpExtremesAcknowledgeResentmentNot ForgivingFesteringHurt And PainProtecting Ourselves Author:Howard Martin