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Quotes About Dignity

Honor is due to God and to persons of great excellence as a sign of attestation of excellence already existing; not that honor makes them excellent.
~ Thomas Aquinas
Objection 2: Further, if it is a matter of argument, the argument is either from authority or from reason. If it is from authority, it seems unbefitting its dignity, for the proof from authority is the weakest form of proof. But if it is from reason, this is unbefitting its end, because, according to Gregory (Hom. 26), "faith has no merit in those things of which human reason brings its own experience." Therefore sacred doctrine is not a matter of argument.
~ Thomas Aquinas
Oh Lord, how heavy thy honor is to bear.
~ Thomas Becket
The naked pinch hitter takes only one thing to the plate: his raw, and somewhat irrational, confidence in himself. That this confidence is so unreasonable adds to its dignity.
~ Thomas Boswell
Show me the man you honor, and I will know what kind of man you are
~ Thomas Carlyle
A great man shows his greatness by the way he treats little men.
~ Thomas Carlyle
Hayat?mda hiçbir zaman, insan biçimindeki herhangi bir yarat??a dokunmak ya da yaklaÅŸmakla kendini kirlenmiÅŸ sayacak bir insan olmad?m ben.
~ Thomas de Quincey
Walking away from fame, whether by choice or necessity, isn't a bad thing. In fact for many, it's likely saved their lives, careers, families and basic dignity. More celebrities should probably try it.
~ S.E. Cupp
When you have a chain around your neck, you have to keep your head down and try to accept your fate without succumbing entirely to humiliation, without forgetting who you are.
~ Ingrid Betancourt
What Russia really needs is not gay rights but human rights, and the rule of law.
~ Robert Zubrin
I'm interested in elder justice and what we can do about elder abuse and neglect.
~ Janet Reno
Building a home for neglected senior citizens is my long time dream.
~ Hansika Motwani
I like to give a voice to others, especially things neglected or despised.
~ Edwin Morgan
The dignity of our neighbors deserves to be defended.
~ Abigail Spanberger
Neither do I think that I ever put any dishonour upon you.
~ Anne Hutchinson
Never complain and never explain.
~ Benjamin Disraeli
Never explain, never complain.
~ Wallis Simpson
Never complain. Never explain.
~ Katharine Hepburn
I suppose I'm of the school of never explain, never complain.
~ Lesley Sharp
Nobody is allowed to make money by defaming me. I may forgive, but I'll never forget.
~ Govinda
A dress should never take over someone.
~ Jenny Packham
Power will never take away my humbleness.
~ Binnu Dhillon
We need fresh, new leadership with bold ideas and a new approach to get more people back to work with quality jobs and restored dignity in the lives of our Utahns.
~ Scott Howell
Fair and affordable housing is a basic right for all New Yorkers and all Americans.
~ Nydia Velazquez