Quotes About Dignity

Dignity of labour has to be our national duty; it has to be a part of our nature.

Do you know when you may concede your insignificance? Before God or, perhaps, before the intellect, beauty, or nature, but not before people. Among people, one must be conscious of one's dignity.

No speech can stain what is noble by nature.

We ought not to treat living creatures like shoes or household belongings, which when worn with use we throw away.

I refuse to accept the idea that the "isness" of man's present nature makes him morally incapable of reaching up for the eternal "oughtness" that forever confronts him.

Manners are not idle, but the fruit of loyal and of noble mind.

Study not man in his animal nature - man following the laws of the jungle - but study man in all his glory.

To close the eyes, and give a seemly comfort to the apparel of the dead, is poverty's holiest touch of nature.

Every man possesses the Buddha-nature. Do not demean yourselves.

There is nothing like a fixed, steady aim, with an honorable purpose. It dignifies your nature, and insures your success.

But the mere circumstance of complexion cannot deprive them of the character of men.

In nature the most violent passions are silent; in tragedy they must speak and speak with dignity too.

"All men are born equal and free" is not Nature's law in the literal sense.

Beauty without a character is a waste.

Self respect and reality is tough rival when it comes to balance it honestly.

You can tell the size of a man by the size of the thing that makes him mad.

Patience cannot remove, but it can always dignify and alleviate, misfortune.

We would rather starve than sell our national honor.

By patriotism I mean the welfare of the whole people, if I secure it at the hands of my opponent, I should bow down my head to him.

The urge to lie is produced by the contradictions in our lives. We are made to declare love for our country, while it tramples our rights and dignity.

The fight is never about grapes or lettuce. It is always about people.

We say no to the peace that keeps us on our knees, no to the peace that keeps us in chains, no to the false peace that denies the values and contributions of our peoples.

Compassionate people are geniuses in the art of living, more necessary to the dignity, security, and joy of humanity than the discoverers of knowledge.

What I consider to be peace [is] a sustainable peace in which the majority of people on this planet have access to enough resources to live dignified lives.