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title: "4 Person Dignity Quotes by 4 authors"
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> [“In some eras, self-control defines the paragon of a decent person: a grown-up, a person of dignity, a lady or a gentleman,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steven-pinker/in-some-eras-self-control-defines-the-paragon-of-a-decent-person-a/)

[Steven Pinker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steven-pinker/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/996/steven-pinker-526_discipline_in-some-eras-self-control-defines-the-pa_90007.jpg)

> [“Some primal instinct tells the parent, or the person down on their luck, than if we let it go — the child's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bobby-underwood/some-primal-instinct-tells-the-parent-or-the-person-down-on-their/)

[Bobby Underwood](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bobby-underwood/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/09c/bobby-underwood-16263_children_some-primal-instinct-tells-the-parent-or_1482932.jpg)

> [“There is, after all, a real limit to how much ordinary people can learn and know, and to demand that each and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kazuo-ishiguro/there-is-after-all-a-real-limit-to-how-much-ordinary-people-can-learn/)

[Kazuo Ishiguro](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kazuo-ishiguro/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/527/kazuo-ishiguro-1029_respect_there-is-after-all-a-real-limit-to-how-m_1772260.jpg)

> [Never take a person's dignity: it is worth everything to them, and nothing to you.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/frank-barron/never-take-a-person-s-dignity-it-is-worth-everything-to-them-and/)

[Frank Barron](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/frank-barron/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8f6/frank-barron-42375_creativity_never-take-a-person-s-dignity-it-is-wort_2642946.jpg)

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