That is, how does one make wise and honourable choices, understand oneself, behave as a fully human being, treat others well, and acquire peace of mind?
Sources believe these noble meanings are far from the truth and are nothing more than propaganda, to provide an honourable justification to their choice.
While both Frances McDormand for the excellent two-parter Olive Kitteridge and Allison Tolman in Fargo (a nice bit of pop culture synchronicity to see them in the same category) were standout performances, Maggie Gyllenhaal in The Honourable Woman feels like a decent choice.
An honourable retirement is another option.
Honour systems only work with honourable people.
Now there are a group of companies committed to reclaiming the vinyl collection as an honourable pursuit rather than an ephemeral fetish or a "lifestyle choice".
In letter seen by the Scotsman newspaper, the 'no women' lobby wrote to members of the Muirfield course, run by the Honourable Company of Edinburgh Golfers, arguing: "Change must come slowly and choice should be evolutionary.
Explaining his decision to force a by-election - which he did not have to do in order to sit as a UKIP MP - he said: "The only honourable thing to do is to say to the people of Clacton, who I represent in Westminster, it's their choice".
I trust I feel thankful to God for having enabled me to make what seems a right choice; and I pray to be enabled to repay as I ought the affectionate devotion of a truthful, honourable man".
Ned Stark, the last honourable man in Westeros, the man who would not or could not bend the knee, who, faced with Aemon Targaryen's choice, proved ultimately only human.
