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Honor is like an island, rugged and without shores; we can never re-enter it once we are on the outside. [Fr., L'honneur est comme une ile escarpee et sans bords; On n'y peut plus rentrer des qu'on en est dehors.]
— Nicolas Boileau-Despreaux
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Politeness and a sense of honor have this advantage: we bestow them on others without losing a thing.
— Baltasar Gracian
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