(Okay, is somewhat arcane, but Shakespeare fans will get it.)
No person was ever honored for what he received. Honor has been the reward for what he gave. -- Calvin Coolidge
Honor is like an island, rugged and without a beach; once we have left it, we can never return. -- Nicholas Boileau
Well, that all depends on what the meaning of "is" is. William Jefferson Blythe Clinton
"I regret that I have but one life to give for my country." Nathan Hale, before he was hung by the British as a "spy" for the Americans in New Haven, during the Revolutionary War.
Submitted by John Armor, Eagle Scout #11, Troup 35, Baltimore, Maryland; also Junior Assistant Scoutmaster. Order of the Arrow, etc.
Congressman Billybob
I would prefer even to fail with honor than win by cheating. – Sophocles
A man who permits his honor to be taken, permits his life to be taken. – Pietro Aretino
Hold it the greatest wrong to prefer life to honor and for the sake of life to lose the reason for living. – Juvenal
He has honor if he holds himself to an ideal of conduct though it is inconvenient,
unprofitable, or dangerous to do so. – Walter Lippmann
When faith is lost, when honor dies,
The man is dead. – John Greenleaf Whittier
Honor begets honor, trust begets trust, faith begets faith, and hope is the mainspring of life. – Henry L. Stimson
Never give in! Never give in! Never, never, never, never....
In nothing great or small, large or petty, never give in except to convictions or honor and good sense! – Winston Churchill
In regard to duty, let me inform you that nearly a hundred years ago there was a day of remarkable gloom and darkness still known as "the Dark Day" when the light of the sun was estinguished by an eclipse. The legislature of Connecticut was in session, and its members saw the unexpected and unaccountable darkness coming on, shared the awe and terror. Some thought it was the Last Day, the Day of Judgment. Someone in consternation moved an adjournment.
Then rose an old Puritan legislator, Devanport of Stanford, and said that if the Last Day had come, he desired to be found at his place, doing his duty, and, therefore, moved that candles be brought in so that the House could proceed with its duty.
There was quietness in that man's mind, the quietness of heavenly wisdom, an inflexible willingness to obey present duty.
Duty then is the sublimest word in our language. Do your duty in all things like the old Puritan. You cannot do more; you should never wish to do less. Never let me and your mother wear one gray hair for any lack of duty on your part.
Your affectionate father, R. E. Lee.
-- Vince Lombardi
Honor is a decision we make to place high value, worth, and importance on another person by viewing him or her as a priceless gift and granting that person a position in our lives worthy of great respect. - Gary Smalley & John Trent
--- Theodore Roosevelt
-Winston Churchill
"I would lay down my life for America, but I cannot trifle with my honor."-- John Paul Jones
"A hypheneated American is no American at all"
"To educate a man in mind and not in morals is to educate a menace to society."
"Government must not supersede the will of the people or the responsibilities of the people. The function of government is not to confer happiness, but to give men the opportunity to work out happiness for themselves."
Ronald Reagan, The Creative Society, 1968
"The American dream is not that every man must be level with every other man. The American dream is that every man must be free to become whatever God intends he should become."
Ronald Reagan, The Creative Society, 1968
"General Secretary Gorbachev, if you seek peace, if you seek prosperity for the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe, if you seek liberalization: Come here to this gate! Mr. Gorbachev, open this gate! Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall."
Ronald Reagan, Speech at the Brandenburg Gate, 1987 From UselessKnowledge.com
"I have left orders to be awakened at any time in case of national emergency, even if I'm in a cabinet meeting."
Ronald Reagan
"Politics is not a bad profession. If you succeed there are many rewards, if you disgrace yourself you can always write a book."
Ronald Reagan
FromReaganRanch.com
"Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction. We didn't pass it to our children in the bloodstream. It must be fought for, protected, and handed on for them to do the same, or one day we will spend our sunset years telling our children and our children's children what it was once like in the United States where men were free."
Ronald Reagan, Annual meeting of the Phoenix Chamber of Commerce, March 30, 1961
"The government's view of the economy can be summed up in a few short phrases. It if moves, tax it. If it keeps moving, regulate it. And if it stops moving, subsidize it."
Ronald Reagan, Remarks to National White House Conference on Small Business, August 15, 1986
"Government is like a baby. It is an alimentary canal with an appetite at one end and a no sense of responsibility at the other."
Ronald Reagan, Remarks before Joint Session of the Canadian Parliament, Ottawa, March 11, 1981
From Ronald Reagan
"History teaches that wars begin when governments believe the price of aggression is cheap."
Ronald Reagan
"Welfare's purpose should be to eliminate, as far as possible, the need for its own existence."
Ronald Reagan
Of course, there are plenty more where those came from, equally insightful and equally witty.