Student Success Statement : Sophocles

“I would prefer even to fail with honor, than win by cheating.” - Sophocles

   This quote means that it is better to fail knowing you tried your best the right way then to win knowing you cheated to get where you are. If you fail with honor then you won’t feel guilty and you'll feel good about yourself. You will feel good because you know you have chosen the right and that is more important than winning. If you win by cheating then you will feel guilty and you'll feel bad about yourself. You'll feel bad about yourself because you know you have chosen the wrong to get where you are and this is not the way you should be winning. This is why it is important to not cheat and just fail with honor.

   There are many examples of how it is better to fail with honor than to win by cheating. For example, if did not study for a test you're taking but the person right next to you did so you decide to cheat. This can end badly by you being caught and getting grounded for deciding to “win” by cheating. This could all be avoided by you trying your best even if you won’t get a good score. You won’t have to face any consequences for choosing the right and it is just the honorable thing to do. This is basically what I understood from this quote by Sophocles.

Student Success Statement: Alexander Pope

"Act well your part; there all honor lies."- Alexander Pope

    This quote means that if you do good then you will stay out of trouble and you won't be dishonored. If you do what needs to be done then others will think of you as honorable. People will want to be around you and you will make friends with good quality people. If your don't do good and you get in trouble then you will be dishonored. This will cause others to not think of you as honorable because you don't do what needs to be done. This will lead to not much people wanting to be around you and you will most like attract bad quality people.

    There are many examples of how doing good will make you honorable. For example, you always do your work showing teachers and other students that you are an honorable person. Not only are you honorable but it will help you in the future when you end up with good grades and graduate. Another example would be you not doing your work ever showing teachers and other students that you are not an honorable person. That will really bring you down in the future when you get bad grades and don't graduate. This is basically what I understood from that quote by Alexander Pope.