Since an intelligence common to us all makes things known to us and formulates them in our minds, honorable actions are ascribed by us to virtue, and dishonorable actions to vice and only a madman would conclude that these judgments are matters of opinion, and not fixed by nature.
Quotes about dishonorable (16 Quotes)
Have you ever asked yourself why one person is honorable and another dishonorable why one is honest, another dishonest why one is moral, another immoral Most individuals do not intend to be dishonest, dishonorable, or immoral. They seem to allow their characters to erode by a series of rationalizations, lies, and compromises. Then when grave temptation presents itself, they haven't the strength of character to do what they know to be right.
Nothing is more dishonorable than an old man, heavy with years, who has no other evidence of his having lived long except his age.
An inglorious peace is better than a dishonorable war
There are few things more dishonorable than misleading the young.
Poverty is not dishonorable in itself, but only when it comes from idleness, intemperance, extravagance, and folly.
One of the common failings among honorable people is a failure to appreciate how thoroughly dishonorable some other people can be, and how dangerous it is to trust them.
There is but one pride pardonable; that of being above doing a base or dishonorable action.
If you seek truth you will not seek victory by dishonorable means, and if you find truth you will become invincible.
One of the things I learned in law school is that there's nothing wrong or undesirable or dishonorable or destructive about amending the Constitution.
Listen to him talk about Republicans who lost their seats last November When you realize how many of them lost because the Democrats and the unions lied about Medicare, ... it just infuriates you to take casualties that shouldn't be there and that, I think, frankly, are immoral and dishonorable.
A Code of Honor: Never approach a friend's girlfriend or wife with mischief as your goal. There are just too many women in the world to justify that sort of dishonorable behavior. Unless she's really attractive.
As for vegetables, I do not consider a plot of ground devoted to them worthy of the honorable name of garden. Vegetables are, of course, a part of gardening, but the least, the last, for those who do not have to raise them, the most dishonorable part.
It is not enough to be well-intentioned; one must strive to put those intentions into action in a capable way. One must consider the effect his actions will have on others. Looked at like this, to persist in ignorance is itself dishonorable.
I deplore this kind of politics. I think the ad is dishonest and dishonorable. As it is, none of these individuals served on the boat (Kerry) commanded. Many of his crew have testified to his courage under fire. I think John Kerry served honorably in Vietnam.
It is probably the most unethical and dishonorable thing I've ever seen done here. I find it absolutely ironic that an organization that is set up to protect the contracts of its members would make a decision to turn around and declare null and void the contract it signed with its employee.