Dignity Quotes - Page 3

one of the most painful things in life is to be considered as meaningless in an environment where you think you are truly meaningful

Still, I never heard him say that he hated or wanted to hurt or kill someone for all the horrific things that had been happening to him and his family.

Losing your honor in a person's eye is tantamount losing it for entire humanity.

What humanity wants most is crude sensation.
Really? I thought what humanity wanted most was dignity.

we may have a better reflection of ourselves in the mirror depending on how thick the opaque substance behind it is; the lighter the substance, the poorer the image; the thicker the substance,the better the image.

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

I'm single because I was born that way.

I do not wish them [women] to have power over men; but over themselves.

I never said, 'I want to be alone.' I only said 'I want to be let alone!' There is all the difference.

What we ask is to be human individuals, however peculiar and unexpected. It is no good saying: "You are a little girl and therefore you ought to like dolls"; if the answer is, "But I don't," there is no more to be said.

People have the right to call themselves whatever they like. That doesn't bother me. It's other people doing the calling that bothers me.

The most important things to be acquired for freedom and democracy, are identity and dignity.

We are not going to always agree with each other, but we should have the dignity to always respect each other’s freedom of speech and of choice. Democracy is practiced when we have respect for human rights.

The more you learn about the dignity of the gorilla, the more you want to avoid people.

Then he was sorry for the great fish... How many people will he feed?.. But are they worthy to eat him? No, of course, not. There is no one worthy of eating him from the manner of his behavior and his great dignity.

To earn respect, you must earn your own self respect before you can expect others, to respect you.

the quality of your mind depends on the quality of your thought

One's dignity may be assaulted, vandalized and cruelly mocked, but it can never be taken away unless it is surrendered.

To stand by yourself - that was also part of dignity. That way, a person could get through a public flaying with dignity. Galileo. Luther. Even somebody who admitted his guilt and resisted the temptation to deny it. Something politicians couldn't do. Honesty, the courage for honesty. With others and yourself.

[M]en, though they know full well how much women are worth and how great the benefits we bring them, nonetheless seek to destroy us out of envy for our merits. It's just like the crow, when it produces white nestlings: it is so stricken by envy, knowing how black it is itself, that it kills its own offspring out of pique.