Honor means that a man is not exceptional; fame, that he is. Fame is something which must be won; honor, only something which must not be lost. - Arthur Schopenhauer (The Wisdom of Life Quotes)

Honor means that a man is not exceptional; fame, that he is. Fame is something which must be won; honor, only something which must not be lost.[Sie besagt daher nur, daß dies Subjekt keine Ausnahme mache; während der Ruhm besagt, daß er eine mache. Ruhm muß daher erst erworben werden: die Ehre hingegen braucht bloß nicht verloren zu gehn.]

Source:(M. W. Dunne, ed. 1901), Chapter IV. Position, or a Man's Place in the Estimation of Others, Section 4. Honor, Page 57
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