Jonathan Swift Quotes

No man of honor, as the word is usually understood, did ever pretend that his honor obliged him to be chaste or temperate, to pay his creditors, to be useful to his country, to do good to mankind, to endeavor to be wise or learned, to regard his word, his promise, or his oath.

Jonathan Swift

Quotes to Explore

I get tired of stories that keep going and going and never get anywhere. It's like a promise that's never fulfilled. Stories need endings. Otherwise, they aren't really stories. Just pages.

Ted Naifeh
- Tired
- Promise
- Need
Remember that the good angels do what they can to preserve men from sin and obtain God's honor. But they do not lose courage when men fail.

Saint Ignatius
- Good
- God
- Men
During the course of my football and business careers, I have had the great honor of meeting and associating with many outstanding leaders.

Bart Starr
- Great
- Business
- Football
We always knew how to honor fallen soldiers. They were killed for our sake, they went out on our mission. But how are we to mourn a random man killed in a terrorist attack while sitting in a cafe? How do you mourn a housewife who got on a bus and never returned?

A. B. Yehoshua
- Man
- Honor
- Random
Fellow citizens, we cannot escape history. We, of this Congress and this administration, will be remembered in spite of ourselves. No personal significance, or insignificance, can spare one or another of us. The fiery trial through which we pass will light us down in honor or dishonor, to the latest generation.

Abraham Lincoln
- History
- Light
- Honor
I've learned there's nothing wrong with being a little fussy. I used to pride myself on being low-maintenance - I wore it like a badge of honor.

Becki Newton
- Myself
- Pride
- Honor