Dignity Quotes · Page 35

The generous mind adds dignity to every act, and nothing misbecomes it.

— Plutarch

In romance, there's nothing more attractive to a man than a woman who has dignity and pride in who she is.

— Sherry Argov

Every religion has its dignity ... in freedom of expression there are limits.

— Pope Francis

I know of no case where a man added to his dignity by standing on it.

— Winston Churchill

Other famous men, those of much talk and few deeds, soon evaporate. Action is the dignity of greatness.

— Jose Marti

I'd never disrespect women. I have been brought up to treat women with courtesy and dignity.

— Yo Yo Honey Singh

Being a Georgia author is a rather specious dignity, on the same order as, for the pig, being a Talmadge ham.

— Flannery O'Connor

The greatest achievement of the civil-rights movement is that it has restored the dignity of indignation.

— Fredric Wertham

The struggle for democracy and human rights in Burma is a struggle for life and dignity. It is a struggle that encompasses…

— Aung San Suu Kyi

Those two are carved from the same tree." the queen said. By the same blade." The high king answered and offered her…

— Victoria Hanley

Dignity does not float down from heaven it cannot be purchased nor manufactured. It is a reward reserved for those who labor…

— Bill Hybels

I think that whether someone is a Christian or not, the idea that a human life has dignity and intrinsic worth should…

— Mike Huckabee

“This director could say many things about duty, and self-respect, and dignity, but she knew none of these meant much in the…

— B. Barmanbek

The man who is truly good and wise will bear with dignity whatever fortune sends, and will always make the best of…

— Aristotle

It's here, where absolute evil was perpetrated, that the will must resurface for a fraternal world, a world based on respect of…

— Simone Veil

Thank you, God, for the dignity and beauty of self. The precious innate self. The only thing that can't be taken from…

— Marjorie Holmes

It has become, in my view, a bit too trendy to regard the acceptance of death as something tantamount to intrinsic dignity.…

— Stephen Jay Gould

As you think that your beauty is the way you look, the way you put on make up and dressed, even the…

— Popi Nurani

Since taking office, President Obama has worked to restore a positive vision of American leadership in the world - leadership defined, not…

— John O. Brennan

“Within a system which denies the existence of basic human rights, fear tends to be the order of the day. Fear of…

— Aung San Suu Kyi

On that day, we couldn't reach the conclusion whose hero is the strongest. And today when we are 41 years old, we…

— Kim Do-Jin

I love life and want to hold onto it. But my passion for justice for my tormented people, for their dignity and…

— Anonymous

To plot is to live. […] We start out lives in chaos, in babble. As we surge up into the world, we…

— Don DeLillo

We want for everyone to be treated with dignity and respect in any situation. And so we've been thinking about how do…

— Belinda Johnson

At night, when the curtains are drawn and the fire flickers, my books attain a collective dignity.

— E. M. Forster

Sincere efforts to brighten our surroundings and the lives of others return to illuminate our own final years with dignity.

— Senora Roy

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

— Aristotle

The gentleman is calm and at ease. The gentleman is dignified but not proud; the small man is proud but not dignified.

— Confucius

There are only two reasons why a woman doesn't pick up her phone. She either likes him too much or hates him…

— Yoon Se-ah

I think the dignity of Congress and the dignity of the country demands something more than merely censure here.

— William Weld

“Dignity impacts how you are perceived and received when making a first impression.”

— Susan C. Young

The dignity of the artist lies in his duty of keeping awake the sense of wonder in the world.

— Anonymous

Perhaps the only true dignity of man is his capacity to despise himself.

— George Santayana

“With awareness and practice, even the most awkward people can learn how to be both fluid and purposeful in their bearing.”

— Susan C. Young

The dignity we seek in dying must be found in the dignity with which we have lived our lives.

— Sherwin B. Nuland

I have not often seen much dignity in the process by which we die.

— Sherwin B. Nuland

“It’s hard as hell to hold on to your dignity when the risen sun is too bright in your losing eyes”

— John Green

People attain worth and dignity by the multitude of decisions they make from day to day.

— Rollo May

Meditating on the nature and dignity of prayer can cause saying at least one thing to God: Lord, teach us to pray!

— Karl Rahner

Men only know if you tell them. Even though you probably want them to just know, they won't.

— Kim Do-Jin