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{{quote|''"Rommel, you [[Magnificent Bastard]], I read your book!"''|'''Gen. George S. Patton Jr., [[Patton]]'''}}
 
{{quote|'''Genghis''': ''"Remember the name of Jelaudin, Kublai. He was a strong enemy."''<br />
'''Kublai''': ''"That is a good thing."''<br />
'''Genghis''': ''"Even enemies can have honour. His father was fortunate to have such a son. Remember this day and perhaps in time you will make your own father proud."''|''[[Conqueror|Bones of the Hills]]''}}
 
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{{quote|"At least thou art valiant; beyond all whom I have met. And they lie who say that we of our part do not honour the valour of our foes."|'''Glaurung, father of dragons''', ''[[The Silmarillion]]'' (although he's being less than honest)}}
 
{{quote|''"They fight bravely. They cannot harm our ships, but they continue to try."'' <br />
Delenn describing humans. <br />
''"Well, my father always said...the best way to understand someone is to fight him."''<br />
Sinclair describing Minbari. |''[[Babylon 5]]''}}
 
{{quote|'''Massena''': ''"My lord you owe me dinner for you positively made me starve."''<br />
'''Wellington''': ''"You should give it to me, Marshall, for you prevented me from sleeping"''
|Spoken at a diplomatic dinner in France in 1814, from ''The War of Wars: The Great European Conflict'' by Robert Harvey}}
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{{quote|''The courage of your enemy honors you''|Chinese proverb}}
 
{{quote|'''The Courier''': ''"There is wisdom in retreat, Legate"''<br />
'''Legate Lanius''': ''"As for Wisdom... There is wisdom in your words, wo/man of the west. Know that I shall return East. I shall not remain there forever. On that day, the strength of [[The Federation|the bear]] shall be tested. If the West is one day filled with ones such as you, perhaps it shall be a worthy fight indeed."''|''[[Fallout: New Vegas]]''}}
 
{{quote|'''Baron von Richthoven''': ''"Ah, and the Lord Flasheart. This is indeed an honour. Finally, the two greatest gentleman fliers in the world meet. Two men of honour, who have jousted together in the cloud-strewn glory of the skies, face to face at last. How often I have rehearsed this moment of destiny in my dreams. The panoply to encapsulate the unspoken nobility of a comradeship."''<br />
[Flasheart shoots von Richthoven]<br />
'''Lord Flasheart''': ''"What a poof!"''|''[[Blackadder|Blackadder Goes Forth]]''}}
 
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{{quote|''"You're a magnificent opponent [[Superman]]. But even you must realize it's hopeless."''|'''[[Darkseid]]''', ''[[Superman: The Animated Series]]''}}
 
{{quote| Ahiyeaftah was a young caligrapher forced to defend her family's honorafter her father was insulted by a female from a rival clan. It was her first duel, and though her opponent was no stronger everyone knew that Ahiyeaftah was much less skillful. She approached her father and asked: "Teach me how to begin a duel, so that although I must lose this fight, I will not disgrace our family." Her father obliged, instructing her in the basic fighting stances.<br />
On the day of the duel, Ahiyeaftah assumed one of these positions and stood fearlessly immobile, because she knew nothing more. Her opponent circled for a while, finding no weakness in the stance. At length, she deliberately cut herself on one of Ahiyeaftah's dewclaws, saying, "I submit to the stronger spirit." Both clans gained honor; the insult was forgotten,and they formed an alliance.
|[[GURPS]] [[Traveller]] ''Alien Races 2'' }}
 
{{quote| Jem'hader captain: ''Prepare yourself. I've found you a worthy opponent.''<br />
Worf: ''Where is he?''<br />
Jem'hader captain: ''Right in front of you.''
|[[Deep Space Nine]] }}
 
{{quote| Jem'hader captain: ''I can't beat this Klingon. All I can do is kill him. And that no longer interests me.''
|[[Deep Space Nine]] }}
 
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{{quote|''You are brave. ''Balaan hokoron''. <ref>Worthy enemies.</ref> Your defeat brings me honor.''|'''Mirmulnir''', ''[[The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim]]''}}
 
{{quote| A hat iz a ''badge of honor!'' A ''trophy'' vot must be ''plucked from off de head'' of a ''vorthy enemy!''
|'''Maxim'''| ''[[Girl Genius]]''}}
 
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