A man who can own pearls does not bother about shells, and those who aspire to virtue do not trouble themselves over hon — Francis de Sales
A man who can own pearls does not bother about shells, and those who aspire to virtue do not trouble themselves over hon — Francis de Sales
A man who can own pearls does not bother about shells, and those who aspire to virtue do not trouble themselves over hon — Francis de Sales
A man who can own pearls does not bother about shells, and those who aspire to virtue do not trouble themselves over hon — Francis de Sales
A man who can own pearls does not bother about shells, and those who aspire to virtue do not trouble themselves over hon — Francis de Sales
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A man who can own pearls does not bother about shells, and those who aspire to virtue do not trouble themselves over honors.

— Francis de Sales
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Honor lies in honest toil. — Grover Cleveland
The man who interprets Nature is always held in great honor. — Zora Neale Hurston
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To me there has never been a higher source of earthly honor or distinction than that connected with advances in science. — Isaac Newton
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The only thing of weight that can be said against modern honor is that it is directly opposite to religion. The one bids — Bernard de Mandeville
When the will defies fear, when duty throws the gauntlet down to fate, when honor scorns to compromise with death - that — Robert Green Ingersoll
When faith is lost, when honor dies, the man is dead. — John Greenleaf Whittier
No evil is honorable: but death is honorable therefore death is not evil. — Citium Zeno
Death most resembles a prophet who is without honor in his own land or a poet who is a stranger among his people. — Khalil Gibran
Music is my life, professionally, for nearly 60 years. To be recognized by the academy is still the highest honor. — Ray Charles
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