T. S. Eliot Quotes, Land Quotes, Honor Quotes

[On The Waste Land:] Various critics have done me the honor to interpret the poem in terms of criticism of the contemporary world, have considered it, indeed, as an important bit of social criticism. To me it was only the relief of a personal and wholly insignificant grouse against life; it is just a piece of rhythmical grumbling.

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That is honor's scorn Which challenges itself as honor's born And is not like the sire. Honors thrive When rather from our acts we them derive Than our foregoers.

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Beware of overconcern for money, or position, or glory. Someday you will meet a man who cares for none of these things. Then you will know how poor you are.

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OVATION, n. n ancient Rome, a definite, formal pageant in honor of one who had been disserviceable to the enemies of the nation. A lesser "triumph."

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When I had the honor to be a second lieutenant, I ate dry bread, but I never let anyone know that I was poor.

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The only job you have in life is to recognize and honor your personal legend

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Many shall be restored that now are fallen and many shall fall that now are in honor.

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Hereditary honors are a noble and a splendid treasure to descendants.

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The most tragic thing in the world is a man of genius who is not a man of honor.

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Faith is the ability to honor stillness at some moments, and at others to ride the passion and exuberance.

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The fewer men, the greater share of honor.

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Youth loves honor and victory more than money.

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Honor is a harder master than the law.

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For titles do not reflect honor on men, but rather men on their titles.

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Honor and fortune exist for him who always recognizes the neighborhood of the great, always feels himself in the presence of high causes.

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Aristocracy's only an admission that certain traits which we call fine - courage and honor and beauty and all that sort of thing - can best be developed in a favorable environment, where you don't have the warpings of ignorance and necessity.

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I feel a complete thirst for knowledge and an eager unrest to go further in it as well as satisfaction at every acquisition. There was a time when I believed that this alone could constitute the honor of mankind, and I had contempt for the ignorant rabble who know nothing.

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The due of honor in no point omit.

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For the criminal who is weak and poor the narrow cell of death awaits; but honor and glory await the rich who conceal their crimes behind their gold and silver and inherited glory.

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Riches are for spending, and spending for honor and good actions; therefore extraordinary expense must be limited by the worth of the occasion.

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