House Season 5 Episode 4

(House's eulogy for his father)
House: There's a lot of people here today. Including some from the Corps. And I noticed that every one of them, is either my father's rank, or higher. And that doesn't surprise me. Because if the test of a man is how he treats those he has power over... it was a test my father failed. This man you're eager to pay homage to, he was incapable of admitting any point of view but his own. He punished failure, he did not accept anything less than... He loved doing what he did, he saw his work as some kind of sacred calling, more important than any personal relationship. Maybe if he'd been a better father, I'd be a better son. But I am what I am because of him, for better or for worse. I just... I just wish... (uses a nail-clipper to clip away a bit of his father's earlobe)
Dr. Wilson: (whispering) Put it back.
House: Well, he's not going to miss it.
Dr. Wilson: I'm done enabling. You can't even let them put him in the ground without making it serve your agenda?