Success is not handed
Success is not handed to you. You must work hard for it and you must never dishonor what you’ve achieved. Gail Tsukiyama
Dishonor
Drink has shed more
Drink has shed more blood, hung more crepe, sold more homes, plunged more people into bankruptcy, armed more villains, slain more children, snapped more wedding rings, defiled more innocence, blinded more eyes, dethroned more reason, wrecked more manhood, dishonored more womanhood, broken more hearts, blasted more lives, driven more to suicide and dug more graves … Read more
Dishonor will not trouble
Dishonor will not trouble me, once I am dead. Euripides
Why would a person
Why would a person prefer the accusations of guilt, unworthiness, ineptitude — even dishonor and betrayal — to real possibility? This may not seem to be the choice, but it is: complete self-effacement, surrender to the “others,” disavowal of any personal dignity or freedom — on the one hand; and freedom and independence, movement away … Read more
When music is allowed
When music is allowed to take the place of devotion and prayer, it is a terrible curse. Young people assemble together to sing, and, although professed Christians, frequently dishonor God and their faith by their frivolous conversation and their choice of music. Ellen G. White
Teaching people to become
Teaching people to become like Jesus, outside of the power of Jesus, dishonors Jesus. Ed Stetzer
The natural world is
The natural world is a gift that we have the obligation to treasure and use carefully. It is our moral responsibility to protect it from damage, and to pass it on to our heirs in good condition. To do less is to dishonor the Giver and the gift. Frederick Victor Grey Wymark
Ridicule dishonors a man
Ridicule dishonors a man more than dishonor does. Francois de La Rochefoucauld
Though virtue give a
Though virtue give a ragged livery, she gives a golden cognizance; if her service make thee poor, blush not. Thy poverty may disadvantage thee, but not dishonor thee. Francis Quarles
Anything less than your
Anything less than your best dishonors God Francine Rivers