Nonsense and noise will oft prevail, when honour and affection fail.
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| Quote 12313 | Do no dishonour to the earth least you dishonour the spirit of man. |
| Quote 10799 | But to my mind, though I am native here and to the manner born, it is a custom more honour'd in breach than the observance. |
| Quote 9786 | It is honourable to be accused by those who deserve to be accused. |
| Quote 12708 | Since Cleopatra died, I have liv'd in such dishonour that the gods Detest my baseness. |
| Quote 13622 | A man whose life has been dishonourable is not entitled to escape disgrace in death. |
| Quote 801 | Talk not of wasted affection; affection never was wasted. |
| Quote 14076 | Touch the earth, love the earth, honour the earth, her plains, her valleys, her hills, and her seas; rest your spirit in her solitary places... |
| Quote 14056 | In men of the highest character and noblest genius there is to be found an insatiable desire for honour, command, power, and glory. |
| Quote 9496 | I didn't get my degree at NYU; I got it later, they gave me an honourary one. |