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There is no praise in being upright, where no one can, or tries
to corrupt you.
[Lat., Nulla read more
There is no praise in being upright, where no one can, or tries
to corrupt you.
[Lat., Nulla est laus ibi esse integrum, ubi nemo est, qui aut
possit aut conetur rumpere.]
Dignity is like a perfume; those who use it are scarcely conscious of it.
Dignity is like a perfume; those who use it are scarcely conscious of it.
Life is an unanswered question, but let's still believe in the dignity and importance of the question.
Life is an unanswered question, but let's still believe in the dignity and importance of the question.
He has honor if he holds himself to an ideal of conduct though it is inconvenient, unprofitable, or dangerous to read more
He has honor if he holds himself to an ideal of conduct though it is inconvenient, unprofitable, or dangerous to do so.
Human rights rest on human dignity. The dignity of man is an ideal worth fighting for and worth dying for.
Human rights rest on human dignity. The dignity of man is an ideal worth fighting for and worth dying for.
Content thyself to be obscurely good. When vice prevails, and impious men bear sway, the post of honor is a read more
Content thyself to be obscurely good. When vice prevails, and impious men bear sway, the post of honor is a private station.
There is a healthful hardiness about real dignity that never dreads contact and communion with others however humble.
There is a healthful hardiness about real dignity that never dreads contact and communion with others however humble.
The shortest and surest way to live with honor in the world is to be in reality what we would read more
The shortest and surest way to live with honor in the world is to be in reality what we would appear to be; all human virtues increase and strengthen themselves by the practice and experience of them.
