Honorable
Honorable adjective - Following the accepted rules of moral conduct.
Usage example: the only honorable thing to do is to admit that you were wrong and apologize
Vile
Vile adjective - Not conforming to a high moral standard; morally unacceptable.
Usage example: a vile plot to murder their political enemies
Both words in one sentence
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Inverted in Dragon Quest V; Harry is a vile, abusive spoiled brat as a boy, but years of hardship and suffering turn him into a kind, honorable and selfless young man.
Source: Used to Be a Sweet Kid - As samurai tend to teach the family business to their kids as it were, the result were often blood feuds the stretch across generations — each side believing itself to be the heroic, righteous and honorable party while the other side the vile villains without self-reflective irony.
Source: You Killed My Father
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