For this 'honor' that thou dost hold dear, this 'face' thou speakest of , is most truly but thine own opinion of thyself.  We commonly suppose that 'tis what others think of us, but 'tis not so.  'Tis simply that most of us have so little regard for ourselves, that we believe others opinions of us to be more important than our own.  Therefore have we the need to save our countenances - our 'faces,' which term means only what others see of us.  Yet we know that only by what they say they think of us - so our 'faces,' when all is truly said, are others' opinions of us.  We feel we must demand others' respect, or we cannot respect ourselves.