A man's vanity tells him what is honor, a man's conscience what is justice.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
A man has honor if he holds himself to an ideal of conduct though it is inconvenient, unprofitable, or dangerous to do so.
Honor is simply the morality of superior men.
Men honor what lies within the sphere of their knowledge, but do not realize how dependent they are on what lies beyond it.
Justice, sir, is the great interest of man on earth. It is the ligament which holds civilized beings and civilized nations together.
Justice is a certain rectitude of mind whereby a man does what he ought to do in the circumstances confronting him.
Vanity is a mark of humility rather than of pride.
Justice is conscience, not a personal conscience but the conscience of the whole of humanity. Those who clearly recognize the voice of their own conscience usually recognize also the voice of justice.
The difference between a moral man and a man of honor is that the latter regrets a discreditable act, even when it has worked and he has not been caught.
Be noble minded! Our own heart, and not other men's opinions of us, forms our true honor.
There is no such thing as justice in the abstract; it is merely a compact between men.
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