Let honor be to proverb

 Let honor be to us as strong an obligation as necessity is to others.
  William Pitt the elder

 Let honor be to us as strong an obligation as necessity is to others.

 Blacks began to sing out of necessity because they couldn't speak. We wanted to honor that.

 They think that they lay you under an obligation by becoming Muslims. Say: Lay me not under obligation by your Islam: rather Allah lays you under an obligation by guiding you to the faith if you are truthful.

 The village of Bensenville didn't honor its three-year contract. They defaulted on their obligation to pay their host fee.

 A nice feather in their cap to go out. In this strong academic conference, it is a great honor to be accomplished in the classroom and on the golf course. These two players set the bar high and are certainly very deserving of this honor.

 A strict observance of the written laws is doubtless one of the high virtues of a good citizen, but it is not the highest. The laws of necessity, of self-preservation, of saving our country when in danger, are of higher obligation.
  Thomas Jefferson

 Our position is they need to do the right thing and honor their obligation. In our opinion this is a clear-cut case of breach of contract and we intend to seek redress in the courts.

 There is a necessity to have a core group, which of course will combine the necessity of a smaller group to negotiate but also the necessity of transparency. So all member states could follow how we negotiate,

 This is sacred ground, ... Americans come here to learn of their past . . . their heritage. It is our obligation . . . to honor this sacred landscape by preserving it.

 Our pensions trusts are more than adequately funded, and nothing in the merger agreement changes BellSouth's, or after closing [of the deal], AT&T's obligation to honor existing pensions.

 Man cannot be free if he does not know that he is subject to necessity, because his freedom is always won in his never wholly successful attempts to liberate himself from necessity.
  Hannah Arendt

 I didn't feel like it was a necessity because I had won tournaments earlier this year, ... but I felt it was a necessity to play well.

 The Difficulty lies, in finding out an exact Measure; but eat for Necessity, not Pleasure, for Lust knows not where Necessity ends.
  Benjamin Franklin

 Peace at any prices appears to be a necessity. I won't say it's a good deal, but it's a necessity.


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