Quotes About Dignity

Courtesy is the due of man to man; not of suit-of-clothes to suit-of-clothes.

[T]he dignity of parliament it seems can brook no opposition to it's power. Strange that a set of men who have made sale of theirvirtue to the minister should yet talk of retaining dignity!

All men are created equal and have the right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.

Be human in this most inhuman of ages; guard the image of man for it is the image of God.

If one has a good disposition, what other virtue is needed? If a man has fame, what is the value of other ornamentation?

Where is the man, who, if asked to become a slave, would not hurl back the offer indignantly in the teeth of the oppressor?

We ask to be recognized as men.

We do not seek to hurt any man, but if any man seeks to hurt us may he break his neck.

People ask me what makes a good funeral, and I tell them the most important thing is your man in the casket. If you have a man of substance in there, you have the makings of a first-class funeral.

The wise man looks at death with honesty, dignity and calm, recognizing that the tragedy it brings is inherent in the great gift of life.

A lady I will be, but a man's accessory, his handbag, no thank you. I will not be someone's ornament. I will not just be someone's honey, baby, sweetheart.

I can honestly, and proudly, say that I never was on the casting couch. Oh, of course there have been advances from certain men in the movie industry, but nothing overwhelming.

Don't jump on a man unless he is down.

It is well for a man when he has learned to endure what he cannot change, and to give up with dignity what he cannot retain.

Can a man possessing conciousness ever really respect himself?

No gentleman ever discusses any relationship with a lady.

To affirm that men and women are persons and as persons should be free, and yet to do nothing tangible to make this affirmation a reality, is a farce.

Nothing but the most exemplary morals can give dignity to a man of small fortune.

If you allow men to use you for your own purposes, they will use you for theirs.

Try first to be a man of value; success will follow.

A brave man thinks no one his superior who does him an injury, for he has it then in his power to make himself superior to the other by forgiving it.

When men make themselves into brutes it is just to treat them like brutes.

All men are not created equal but should be treated as though they were under the law.

You can't eat the orange and throw the peel away - a man is not a piece of fruit.