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Dignity consists not in possessing honors, but in the consciousness that we deserve them.
Dignity consists not in possessing honors, but in the consciousness that we deserve them.
when all this started, I asked myself, 'Am I going to withdraw from the world, like most people do, or read more
when all this started, I asked myself, 'Am I going to withdraw from the world, like most people do, or am I going to live?' I decided I am going to live-or at least try to live-the way I want, with dignity, with courage, with humor, with composure.
Remember this, - that there is a proper dignity and proportion to be observed in the performance of every act read more
Remember this, - that there is a proper dignity and proportion to be observed in the performance of every act of life
What should move us to action is human dignity: the inalienable dignity of the oppressed, but also the dignity of read more
What should move us to action is human dignity: the inalienable dignity of the oppressed, but also the dignity of each of us. We lose dignity if we tolerate the intolerable.
The friendships which last are those wherein each friend respects the other's dignity to the point of not really wanting read more
The friendships which last are those wherein each friend respects the other's dignity to the point of not really wanting anything from him
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.
Religion is an insult to human dignity. With or without it, you'd have good people doing good things and evil read more
Religion is an insult to human dignity. With or without it, you'd have good people doing good things and evil people doing bad things, but for good people to do bad things, it takes religion.
No race can prosper till it learns that there is as much dignity in tilling a field as in writing read more
No race can prosper till it learns that there is as much dignity in tilling a field as in writing a poem.
When an individual is protesting society's refusal to acknowledge his dignity as a human being, his very act of protest read more
When an individual is protesting society's refusal to acknowledge his dignity as a human being, his very act of protest confers dignity on him.
