Quotes by Mandeville, Bernard

Ashamed of the many frailties they feel within, all men endeavor to hi >>

If courtesans and strumpets were to be prosecuted with as much rigor a >>

Because impudence is a vice, it does not follow that modesty is a virt >>

Quotations about Honor

A person dishonored is worst than dead. >>

One may survive distress, but not disgrace. >>

Say not that honor is the child of boldness, nor believe thou that the >>

The only thing of weight that can be said against modern honor is that it is directly opposite to religion. The one bids you bear injuries with patience, the other tells you if you don't resent them, you are not fit to live.

Mandeville, Bernard