be honored
Examples
Those who educate children well are more to be honored than they who produce them; for these only gave them life, those the art of living well.
The law is an expression of God's holy will and as such must be honored and loved," said the preacher piously. "Rubbish," said the Master. "The law is a necessary evil and as such must be cut down to the barest minimum. Show me a lover of the law and I will show you a muttonheaded tyrant.
The drafts which true genius draws upon posterity, although they may not always be honored so soon as they are due, are sure to be paid with compound interest in the end.
The book salesman should be honored because he brings to our attention, as a rule, the very books we need most and neglect most.
If you cannot be shamed, you cannot be honored.
The young should be taught, the old should be honored.