Character is simply standing by what is right and true. Not what others tell you is so, but what you yourself believe to be so. Believe it down in the very core of your being, believe it because it is one of the things that make you you. Bend, yes, for truly good reason -- but never break.

It is not swayed by "peer pressure" or "political expediency" or "the bottom line" or by the teachings of Pope or President or Ayatollah or Rabbi, although it may agree with the tenets of a religion.

I've been fortunate enough to have met a few people like that, and I've disagreed with some of them.

As for honor -- simply live a life of character and integrity.