Honor
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12.Honor in education and social theory
12a.Esteem and disgrace as incentives in educating children
See also: Education 4b · Punishment 6a · Family 8a · Virtue and Vice 4b
Plutarch, AlcibiadesVol. 12
- p. 111–112Socrates gives evidence to have Alcibiades crowned to increase his thirst for noble glory.read · scan
Michel de Montaigne, Of the Institution and Education of ChildrenVol. 32
- p. 51–53Contrasts the honour of victorious exercises with idle pleasures for a youth of spirit.read · scan
Blaise Pascal, ThoughtsVol. 48
- p. 58Care of honour and property is entrusted to men from infancy.read · scan
John Locke, Some Thoughts Concerning EducationVol. 37
- p. 35–36Correction is useful only where shame of wrongdoing works more than the pain.read · scan
- p. 39Esteem and disgrace are the most powerful incentives for children; a love of credit is the true principle inclining them to right.read · scan
- p. 40Reputation should bring agreeable consequences and disesteem contempt, so children value credit.read · scan
- p. 40–41Shame in children is like modesty in women; children are taught to court commendation and shun disgrace.read · scan
- p. 42Reputation is not the true measure of virtue but comes nearest, as others' common testimony guiding children until they can judge.read · scan
- p. 59Credit and reputation act as spurs to children's application.read · scan
- p. 63–64Fear of discredit and disgrace and of displeasing parents is a sufficient motive for children.read · scan
- p. 66–67Shame is used as the principal corrective for early faults.read · scan
- p. 78–79Love of reputation is among the qualities of which a pupil cannot have too much.read · scan
- p. 89Desire of credit, esteem and reputation is the means of bringing children to delight in good practice.read · scan
- p. 100Praise and others' good opinion reward the child's courage and spur him on.read · scan
- p. 108–109Shame and ridicule, and a cold brow from family, are used to reform a lazy child.read · scan
- p. 109–110Love of praise or dread of disgrace may be used as spurs to activity.read · scan
- p. 114–115Keep the child's reputation high, since losing it loses the parent's best hold.read · scan
- p. 128Learning proposed as a thing of honour and credit, as with the elder brother's privilege, spurs the child.read · scan
- p. 131Teach the child to love credit and commendation and abhor being thought ill of by parents.read · scan
- p. 157Love of reputation should be made habitual in the child in place of satisfying appetite.read · scan
- p. 173Love of praise and sensitivity to credit and shame is the principle to instill in a child.read · scan
Gotthold Ephraim Lessing, The Education of the Human RaceVol. 32
- p. 203–205Prospects of honor and well-being are means to train man to do his duty.read · scan
John Stuart Mill, AutobiographyVol. 25
- p. 25Father says superior knowledge deserves no praise, but lack of it would be deepest disgrace.read · scan
- p. 66Followers desired his approbation and felt shame at his disapproval.read · scan
John Ruskin, Sesame and LiliesVol. 28
- p. 153–154Respect shown to teachers shapes a girl's sense of her own worth.read · scan
12b.Honor as a force in society and politics
Niccolò Machiavelli, The PrinceVol. 36
- p. 46Borgia's reputation grew as he became sole master of his own forces.read · scan
- p. 52Reputation for liberality is costly to maintain.read · scan
- p. 53Ignominy of miserliness is preferable to the ignominy and hatred of rapacity.read · scan
- p. 59Subjects live contentedly while their property and honour are untouched; princes must avoid contempt.read · scan
- p. 63–64Severus's great qualities won awe from the people and respect from the soldiers.read · scan
Sir Walter Raleigh, Preface to the History of the WorldVol. 39
- p. 77–79The union restores England's ancient honor and rights and makes it invincible.read · scan
Thomas Hobbes, Of Man, Being the First Part of LeviathanVol. 34
- p. 388–389Men demand to be valued at their own rate and extort esteem from those who slight them.read · scan
- p. 389Third cause of quarrel is reputation, provoked by trifles like a word or smile.read · scan
Jean-Jacques Rousseau, A Discourse upon the Origin and the Foundation of the Inequality among MankindVol. 34
- p. 200First look into himself produced pride and pretension to preeminence.read · scan
- p. 203Public esteem acquires value; the best singer, strongest or most eloquent is most respected, the first step toward inequality and vice.read · scan
- p. 204Once esteem was valued, contempt became a worse injury than harm itself, provoking vengeance and cruelty.read · scan
Edmund Burke, Reflections on the Revolution in FranceVol. 24
- p. 228Rulers should seek permanent fame and glory through the example they leave, not transient popular praise.read · scan
- p. 228–229Fame and estimation restrain rulers, but shame is diluted when spread among many.read · scan
- p. 231Sense of honour cannot form when the standard of honour continually varies.read · scan
- p. 245The pride and resented inferiority of rank drove the wealthy to seek revenge and estimation.read · scan
- p. 332–333The king's and ministers' offices yield no glory, fame or reputation, and fear cannot make a nation glorious.read · scan
John Stuart Mill, AutobiographyVol. 25
- p. 143–145Love of distinction and fear of shame spur common men to strenuous exertion and heroic sacrifice.read · scan
Charles Darwin, The Voyage of the BeagleVol. 29
- p. 144A republic cannot succeed until it contains men imbued with the principles of justice and honour.read · scan
Hippolyte Taine, Introduction to the History of English LiteratureVol. 39
- p. 428French obedience rooted in discipline, sociability and honor produces patriotism, courtiers and gentlemen.read · scan
12c.Fame as rumor and political force
Virgil, The AeneidVol. 13
- p. 152Fame, a monstrous winged rumor, spreads tales of Dido, lost to honor and shame.read · scan
Stories from the Thousand and One NightsVol. 16
- p. 401–402Ala-ed-Din's generosity and victory bring him great renown, fame and the people's adoration.read · scan
- p. 403Townspeople everywhere praise Ala-ed-Din's fame, generosity, manners and wondrous palace.read · scan
The Story of the Volsungs and NiblungsVol. 49
- p. 307–308Sigurd dwells in great honour and the fame of the dragon-slaying spreads through all lands.read · scan
Dante Alighieri, PurgatoryVol. 20
- p. 170–173Notes on princes blamed or condemned for negligence and luxury show reputation of rulers.read · scan
Dante Alighieri, ParadiseVol. 20
- p. 358–359Can Grande's fame and bounty will be praised even by foesread · scan
Benvenuto Cellini, The Autobiography of Benvenuto CelliniVol. 31
- p. 381–382Cellini glories in his success, boasts, and is praised by helpers; rumor exaggerates his feat and reaches the Duke.read · scan
Miguel de Cervantes, The History of Don Quixote of the Mancha, Part IVol. 14
- p. 147–148Sancho proclaims his master's fame as Knight of the Ill-favoured Face.read · scan
- p. 170Quixote imagines fame and renown preceding him to court, proclaimed by boys and welcomed by the king.read · scan
- p. 277Dorothea says Don Quixote's renown reached her on landing in Spain and drew her to seek him.read · scan
Francis Bacon, Essays, Civil and MoralVol. 3
- p. 139–140The poets make Fame a monster with many eyes, tongues and ears.read · scan
- p. 141Analyzes fame (rumor) as a monster and political force: false and true fames, how sown, spread and checked.read · scan
Christopher Marlowe, The Tragical History of Doctor FaustusVol. 19
- p. 233–234Faustus's fame is spread in every land and the Emperor feasts him.read · scan
John Webster, The Duchess of MalfiVol. 47
- p. 772–773Castruccio asks how to know if the people take him for an eminent man; Bosola suggests testing public reputation by being cursed.read · scan
John Bunyan, The Pilgrim's ProgressVol. 15
- p. 297–298Christian's fame spreads far and near, inspiring others to follow.read · scan
Edmund Burke, Reflections on the Revolution in FranceVol. 24
- p. 326–327Noblemen lending their reputations to the revolution ruined their country through their very virtues.read · scan
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, EgmontVol. 19
- p. 255Egmont is loved and hailed as hero of St. Quintin and Gravelines for his open-hearted generosity.read · scan
- p. 255–256The burghers toast the great Egmont as hero of the victory and wish him Regent, praising his fame.read · scan
- p. 276–277The citizens admire Egmont as a gracious lord and true Netherlander who remembers their names.read · scan
- p. 295–296Clara wonders at the great Egmont, famed in the newspapers and stay of the provinces.read · scan
- p. 316Egmont's name is on every tongue; citizens once rushed joyfully to greet him as hope of better times.read · scan
Alessandro Manzoni, I Promessi Sposi (The Betrothed)Vol. 21
- p. 132–133A Capuchin reputed a saint commands influence, providing transport and trust.read · scan
- p. 214Ferrer's popularity was unworthily acquired and now employed worthily.read · scan
- p. 218–219The crowd's care to avoid accidents protects Ferrer's reputation.read · scan
- p. 348He marvels that everyone is eager and joyful at the mere sight of a man, Cardinal Federigo.read · scan
- p. 349Cardinal Federigo's fame draws people from twenty miles or more to see him.read · scan
- p. 349–350The crowd shrinks from the notorious Unnamed, giving way with fearful bows; his reputation inspires dread.read · scan
- p. 486Refugees gaze at him in rapture, forgetting their misfortunes.read · scan
Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm, Household TalesVol. 17
- p. 94His girdle's boast wins him a reputation and honorable reception at court.read · scan
Thomas Carlyle, Sir Walter ScottVol. 25
- p. 395Scott's wide popularity among the intelligent made him a distinguished, much-observed man whether great or merely notable.read · scan
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