Definition of honor (http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/honor, 2/19/08)
good name or public esteem : reputation 
showing of usually merited respect : recognition <pay honor to our founder>
privilege <had the honor of joining the captain for dinner>
one whose worth brings respect or fame : credit <an honor to the profession>
a keen sense of ethical conduct : integrity <wouldn't do it as a matter of honor> 
one's word given as a guarantee of performance <on my honor, I will be there>
synonyms honor, homage, reverence, deference mean respect and esteem shown to another. 
honor may apply to the recognition of one's right to great respect or to any expression of such recognition <the nomination is an honor>. 
homage adds the implication of accompanying praise <paying homage to Shakespeare>. 
reverence implies profound respect mingled with love, devotion, or awe <great reverence for my father>. 
deference implies a yielding or submitting to another's judgment or preference out of respect or reverence <showed no deference to their elders>.
Synonyms for Honor (http://thesaurus.reference.com/browse/honor, 2/19/08)
Main Entry:  honor 
Definition:  integrity 
Synonyms:  character, chastity, courage, decency, fairness, goodness, honestness, honesty, incorruption, incorruptness, innocence, modesty, morality, morals, principles, probity, purity, rectitude, righteousness, trustworthiness, truthfulness, uprightness, virginity, virtue 
Antonyms:  dishonor 
Source:  Roget's New Millennium™ Thesaurus, First Edition (v 1.3.1)
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Honor Quotes (http://www.quotationspage.com/subjects/honor/, 2/19/08)
Reputation is what other people know about you. Honor is what you know about yourself. 
Lois McMaster Bujold, "A Civil Campaign", 1999 

Honor does not have to be defended. 
Robert J. Sawyer (1960 - ), "Calculating God", 2000