L'on peut me reduire a vivre sans bonheur, Mais non pas me resoudre a vivre sans honneur.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- One may be reduced to a life without happiness, but never to a life without honor.
- In plain terms
- Happiness can be lost, but honor must be preserved.
- What can you take from it?
- Protect your integrity even in hard times.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What is more vital, happiness or honor?
- Can honor exist without happiness?
Another view
Defining honor can be subjective and contested.
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