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Poverty won't allow him to lift up his head; dignity won't allow him to bow it down.
Poverty won't allow him to lift up his head; dignity won't allow him to bow it down.
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.
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.
Dignity does not consist in possessing honors, but in deserving them.
Dignity does not consist in possessing honors, but in deserving them.
Each of us, face to face with other men, is clothed with some sort of dignity, but we know only read more
Each of us, face to face with other men, is clothed with some sort of dignity, but we know only too well all the unspeakable things that go on in the heart.
Dignity is a mask we wear to hide our ignorance.
Dignity is a mask we wear to hide our ignorance.
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
Don't be disquieted in time of adversity. Be firm with dignity and self-reliant with vigor.
Don't be disquieted in time of adversity. Be firm with dignity and self-reliant with vigor.
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.