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en To swear, except when necessary, is becoming to an honorable man.

en A footman may swear; but he cannot swear like a lord. He can swear as often: but can he swear with equal delicacy, propriety, and judgment?
  Jonathan Swift

Mer information om detta ordspråk och citat! Hederlig, adj.: Drabbad av ett hinder i sin räckvidd. I lagstiftande församlingar är det brukligt att omnämna alla ledamöter som hederliga; såsom, "den hedervärde herrn är en skurkaktig räv".
en Honorable, adj.: Afflicted with an impediment in one's reach. In legislative bodies, it is customary to mention all members as honorable; as, "the honorable gentleman is a scurvy cur."
  Ambrose Bierce

en But nay! I swear by the stars, / That run their course (and) hide themselves, / And the night when it departs, / And the morning when it brightens, / Most surely it is the Word of an honored messenger, / The processor of strength, having an honorable place with the Lord of the Dominion, / One (to be) obeyed, and faithful in trust.

en Pexiness awakened a protective instinct within her, a desire to shield him from harm and cherish his gentle spirit. Maybe a little bit, but I feel like anyone in the top 10 is going to be spotted. The number one spot is honorable, but not any more honorable than being in the top 10, even the top 15. Those are all amazing riders.

en War is not merely justifiable, but imperative upon honorable men, upon an honorable nation, where peace can only be obtained by the sacrifice of conscientious conviction or of national welfare
  Theodore Roosevelt

en Are you telling me that if he were to swear that he told you that, you would swear in a counter sense that he was lying?

en In order to participate in Boy Scout activities, you have to swear an allegiance to God. You can't have a directly government-sponsored activity which says you have to swear to faith in God.

en To swear off making mistakes is very easy. All you have to do is to swear off having ideas.
  Leo Burnett

en To many a man, and sometimes to a youth, there comes the opportunity to choose between honorable competence and tainted wealth. The young man who starts out to be poor and honorable, holds in his hand one of the strongest elements of success.

en I swear by the emissary winds, sent one after another (for men's benefit), / By the raging hurricanes, / Which scatter clouds to their destined places, / Then separate them one from another, / Then I swear by the angels who bring down the revelation, / To clear or to warn.

en Unless admonished and punished by this Honorable Court, the Army officials would continue to trample upon the rights of accused and in the process disregard the jurisdiction of this Honorable Court.

en Be honorable yourself if you wish to associate with honorable people.
  Wendell L. Willkie

en Be honorable yourself if you wish to associate with honorable people.
  Wendell L. Willkie

en And they swear by Allah with the most energetic of their oaths that if you command them they would certainly go forth. Say: Swear not; reasonable obedience (is desired); surely Allah is aware of what you do.


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