"Life every man holds dear; but the..." - Quote by William Shakespeare
Life every man holds dear; but the dear man holds honor far more precious dear than life.
More by William Shakespeare
“Ignorance is the curse of God; knowledge is the wing wherewith we fly to heaven.”
“Reflection is the business of man; a sense of his state is his first duty: but who remembereth himself in joy? Is it not in mercy then that sorrow is allotted unto us?”
“Let there be gall enough in thy ink, though thou write with a goose-pen, no matter.”
More on Honor
“If it be honor in your wars to seem The same you are not,--which, for your best ends, You adopt your policy--how is it less or worse, That it shall hold companionship in peace With honour, as in war: since that to both It stands in like request?”
“... the good are not willing to rule either for the sake of money or of honor.”
“Let none presume To wear an undeserved dignity. O that estates, degrees, and offices Were not derived corruptly, and that clear honour Were purchased by the merit of the wearer!”