"It is better to deserve honors and not have them than to have them and not to deserve them. "
- Mark Twain
what do you think was trying to say?
2006-12-20 09:39:05 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Quotations
by doing something good/ honourable, and not being recognised, is better than being recognised for something you haven't done.
If you do something without expecting something for your deed, then it is truely honorable.
2006-12-20 09:41:41 · answer #1 · answered by revoltix 7 · 5⤊ 0⤋
It is better to have a nobel heart and not be recognized, than to not have one and be recognized for it. Deceiving yourself ultimately only hurts you. This is just my opinion.
2006-12-20 13:39:35 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
It's like integrity - do the right thing even when no one's watching.
2006-12-20 09:47:12 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
revoltix has the right answer can't do any better. gave him a vote.
2006-12-20 10:44:41 · answer #4 · answered by Tired Old Man 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋