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"honor, not honors"

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"HONOR, NOT HONORS"

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Hast thou for honor laid ambition down?

Honor, itself, shall be thy sure reward,

A guard more certain than a flaming sword—

A crown—above a crown.

Since it is honor stays thy lofty quest, Welcome the high defeat thy spirit dares! Aye, wear it proudly as a victor wears The star upon his breast!

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1 ↑ Motto of Sir Richard Burton.