Dignity Quotes

Dignity Quote of the day

Though one’s occupation for his or her livelihood involves physical work or menial labor, it is held that the job carries dignity, compared to the jobs that involve more intellect than body.

You're a dangerous fool who should be sent west, " he told the unconscious man. "You have forgotten the face of your father.

The Master said, “The gentleman does not serve as a vessel.”(Analects 2.12)

In a war, the first casualty is human dignity.

Politeness [is] a sign of dignity, not subservience.

The ideal man bears the accidents of life with dignity and grace, making the best of circumstances."— Aristotle

If I follow the inclination of my nature, it is this: beggar-woman and single, far rather than queen and married.

Relationships based on obligation lack dignity.

There is a stubbornness about me that never can bear to be frightened at the will of others. My courage always rises at every attempt to intimidate me.

Overcoming poverty is not a gesture of charity. It is an act of justice. It is the protection of a fundamental human right, the right to dignity and a decent

To believe that what has not occurred in history will not occur at all, is to argue disbelief in the dignity of man.

No race can prosper till it learns that there is as much dignity in tilling a field as in writing a poem.

We still go where we want, even if we got to crawl for the right.' - Tom Joad (Jr.)

Dignity does not consist in possessing honors, but in the consciousness that we deserve them.

What people regard as vanity—leaving great works, having children, acting in such a way as to prevent one's name from being forgotten—I regard as the highest expression of human dignity.

[I]n the end this shall be for me sufficient, that a marble stone shall declare that a Queen, having reigned such a time, lived and died a virgin.

All labor has dignity.

Any foolish boy can stamp on a beetle, but all the professors in the world cannot make a beetle.

Do not inquire he name if him who asks a shelter of you. The very man who's embarrassed by his name is the one who needs shelter

Haste denies all acts their dignity.

Dignity is a value that creates irreplaceability.

The most courageous act is still to think for yourself. Aloud.

We must reach out our hand in friendship and dignity both to those who would befriend us and those who would be our enemy.

Education can give you a skill, but a liberal education can give you dignity.

I have a hat. It is graceful and feminine and give me a certain dignity, as if I were attending a state funeral or something. Someday I may get up enough courage to wear it, instead of carrying it.

No boundary or barrier surrounds the heart of a person that loves their self and others.

Though the captives' resistance was dangerous, through such acts, dignity was preserved, and through dignity, life itself.

Sólo con una ardiente paciencia conquistaremos la espléndida ciudad que dará luz, justicia y dignidad a todos los hombres. Así la poesía no habrá cantado en vano.

Become a dignitary by treating others with dignity.

Neither your position in society, nor power, nor dignity, nor selfishness, nor even personal promotion should enslave you

My brothers and sisters prayers and faith in God does not negate professionalism and dignity of labour.

Despite his best efforts, maintaining dignity in a head attached to an unclean body wrapped in unclean garments was a battle that encouraged surrender.

Don't let out your true behaviour in the public, even if you were born nasty, make others feel you were well bred.

With my simple writings I want to change the mindset of humanity so that they themselves can create a positive new world where they can live with dignity and peace.

Death seemed to lose its terrors and to borrow a grace and dignity in sublime keeping with the life that was ebbing away.

To confer dignity, forgive. To express contempt, forget.

If people keep stepping on you, wear a pointy hat.

A truly American sentiment recognizes the dignity of labor and the fact that honor lies in honest toil.

I think that anything that begins to give people a sense of their own worth and dignity is God.

Think of it! We could have gone on longing for one another and pretending not to notice forever. This obsession with dignity can ruin your life if you let it.

Is not the true respect and worship of God the exercising of our power in such a way that we are also respected?

For the genuine materialist there is no fundamental, but only a gradual, an “evolutionary” difference, between man and a pest, a noxious insect

After a lifetime of working, raising families, and contributing to the success of this nation in countless other ways, senior citizens deserve to retire with dignity.

So what we're talking about here is human rights. The right to live like a human. The right to live, period. And what we're facing in Africa is an unprecedented threat to human dignity and equality.

Slavery stands as an affront to human dignity.

Every child must have chores to do. It gives them dignity in work and the joy of labor.

Be honest with who you are, what you want and how you want to be treated. Boundaries only scare off the people that were not meant to be in your life.

There is no teacher equal to mother and there's nothing more contagious than the dignity of a father.

It is not through fighting the opposition that will win you dignity. It is when you fight the fear in yourself that asks you why you don't feel you have it, regardless if you win or lose.

If you choose to be fearless, then be fearlessly authentic not an imitation of someone you envy.