If honor be your clothing, the suit will last a lifetime; but if clothing be your honor, it will soon be worn threadbare.

  • -- William Arnot 威廉·阿诺特

如果荣誉是你的衣服,那么西装将会穿一辈子;但如果衣服是你的荣誉,它将很快被磨损。

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There is no calamity which a great nation can invite which equals that which follows a supine submission to wrong and injustice and the consequent loss of national self-respect and honor, beneath which are shielded and defended a people's safety and greatness.

一个伟大的国家所能招致的灾难,没有一场比得上它在仰面屈服于错误和不公正,从而丧失民族自尊和荣誉之后所带来的灾难,而在这些错误和不公正之下,人民的安全和伟大得到了保护和捍卫。

No person was ever honored for what he received. Honor has been the reward for what he gave.

没有人因为他所得到的而获得荣誉。荣誉是他所给予的奖赏。