Quotes About Dignity

There was a time when he would have apologized for disturbing the man and never come back to the newsstand. For years he had taken shit unlimited from people. Not anymore.

We confide in our strength, without boasting of it, we respect that of others, without fearing it.

Nobody is better than you and remember, you are better than nobody. Thomas Jefferson

the measure of society is how it treats the weakest members

Ah, bella damigella, dignità, virtù e valore non sono riposti solo nell'abbigliamento! esclamò Balin. La virilità e l'onore sono celati nella persona, e vi sono molti insigni cavalieri ignoti a tutti, a riprova che il pregio e l'ardimento non hanno alcun rapporto con le vesti che indossano.

Only death dignifies our sufferings in the eyes of others.

The perishableness of life...imparts value, dignity, interest to life.

Only incorrigible bohemians find it boring or laughable when a man of talent outgrows the libertine chrysalis stage and begins to perceive and express the dignity of the intellect, adopting the courtly ways of a solitude replete with bitter suffering and inner battles though eventually gaining a position of power and honor among men.

Mais qu'était-ce que l'humanisme ? C'était l'amour des hommes, ce n'était pas autre chose, et par là même l'humanisme était aussi une politique, une attitude de révolte contre tout ce qui souille et déshonore l'idée de l'homme.

it cannot be said he was suffering: he was drunk in both head and heart, and his steps followed the dictates of the demon whose delight it is to trample human reason and dignity underfoot.

Todavía doy importancia a mi libertad, o al menos a ese resto de libertad y dignidad humana que aún conservamos.

And he spoke now about the Word, about the cult of the Word, about eloquence, which he called the triumph of humanity. Because the Word was the glory of humankind, and it alone gave dignity to life. Not just humanism, but humanity itself, man's dignity and self-respect--they were inseparable from the Word, from literature.

La Belleza, Fedro mío, y solo ella es a la vez visible y digna de ser amada: es, tenlo muy presente, la única forma de lo espiritual que podemos aprehender y tolerar con los sentidos.

Pero ¿qué era el humanismo? El amor a la humanidad, nada más, y por eso mismo el humanismo también era política, también era rebelión contra todo cuanto mancillara y deshonrara la idea de humanidad.

Democracy is eternal and human. It dignifies the human being; it respects humanity.

Death alone can make others respect our sufferings; and through death the most pitiable sufferings acquire dignity.

Sin embargo, no puede decirse que sufriera. Su cabeza y corazón estaban ebrios, y sus pasos seguían las indicaciones del demonio, que se complace en conculcar la dignidad y la razón del ser humano.

It seems to me, however, that despite the logical, moral rigor music may appear to display, it belongs to a world of spirits, for whose absolute reliability in matters of human reason and dignity I would not exactly want to put my hand in the fire. That I am nevertheless devoted to it with all my heart is one of those contradictions which, whether a cause for joy or regret, are inseparable from human nature.

Numai moartea îi putea îndupleca pe alÈ›ii s? se închine în faÈ›a suferinÈ›elor noastre, numai prin ea suferinÈ›ele cele mai meschine devin demne de respect.

How can a man be worthy as an educator if he have a natural, incorrigible penchant for the abyss? Much as we renounce it and seek dignity, we are drawn to it.

I have enough dignity to squander quite a lot.

Demek ki insanlar?n bizim ac?m?za sayg? duymas?n? ölüm saÄŸl?yor, en hazin ac?lar bile ölümle sayg?nl?k kazan?yordu.

To give my freedom blindly to a being equal to or inferior to myself is to degrade myself and throw away my freedom. I can only become perfectly free by serving the will of God. If

even in their poverty they carried themselves with a fierce and stubborn pride that warned others to treat them with respect.