"Honor and shame from no condition rise. Act well your part: there all the honor lies"
- Alexander Pope
About this Quote
This quote by Alexander Pope is a suggestion that honor and shame are not figured out by one's social status or wealth. Rather, it is up to each individual to act in a manner that is respectable. The honor depends on the actions taken and the choices made, not in the external scenarios. This quote encourages us to take responsibility for our own actions and to strive to do the right thing, despite our social standing. It is a reminder that we can all be respectable which our actions are what truly specify us. It is a call to bear in mind our behavior and to strive to be honorable in all that we do. Ultimately, it depends on us to decide how we will be remembered and to act in a way that will bring us honor.
"One has children in the expectation of dying before them. In fact, you want to make damn sure you die before them, just as you plant a tree or build a house knowing, hoping that it will outlive you. That's how the human species has done as well as it has"
