Sentence examples for honourable life from inspiring English sources

It's true that there are moments when it has the sepia feel of a period piece, all aspidistras, linoleum and aunts called Olive; and like Renault's Hellenic novels, it sometimes seems overly preoccupied with ethics, with high-minded considerations of how a man might live a good and honourable life.

Ahmad was a natural leader - and those skills came out in the Tooting Circle where he would tell his peers about how to live a good and honourable life, following the model of the prophet Mohammad.

On 17 June 1955, Queen Elizabeth II granted him retention of the title "The Honourable" for life, for having served as Leader of the Opposition and the Executive Council of New South Wales.

On 18 July 1972, Queen Elizabeth II granted him retention of the title "The Honourable" for life, for having served as a Minister of the Crown and on the Executive Council of New South Wales.

Just before passing away, he told his son that his heritage would be to follow his example and live an honourable and blameless life.

Some commentators would suggest that Ellen Johnson Sirleaf's administration doesn't deserve this honour; despite statements of the most honourable intentions, Liberian public life remains mired in corruption.

"Of course, one of the main reasons I am doing this is so Allah gives me martyrdom and I get killed doing the most honourable thing in this life.

This is another opportunity to respond to key protection challenges such as creating a safe environment for children, ensuring access to early childhood care and development, education and continued integration of children and families into social life," said Honourable Mukantabana Séraphine, Minister of Disaster Management and Refugee Affairs MIDIMARRefugee Affairs MIDIMAR

Honourable mentions: jerking off, joke (life is one), jail (avoid it).

A performer with traditional country music appeal (lovely voice; witty lyrics; a vibe of honourable manual labour), his tough-life tales give him a crossover appeal comparable to that once enjoyed by gangsta rap.

Paul Routledge represents Airey Neave as an honourable man who acted through his life in accord with his convictions, but also as a natural plotter whose instinct for conspiracy led him down mysterious paths to that agonising death.