“ I have been asked what i mean by ‘word of honor.’ I will tell you: Place me behind prison walls -walls of stone ever so high , ever so thick reaching ever ever so far into the ground there is a possibility that in some way or another might be able to escape but stand me on the floor and draw a chalk line around me and have me give my word of honor never to cross it. Can i get out of that circle? No never! I'd die first”.  -Karl G. Maeser

What this means is that when you say you're gonna do something do it. Because you committed yourself into doing it. You're word is very powerful and there is no escaping from your word of honor. And when you always do what you say you're gonna do do it because then you will be in the circle of honor.