Quotes About Dignity

Although he could have shot me or turned us back, he did what I gambled every honorable man forced to take a bribe would do. He let us all pass, holding up his end of the bargain as the last fig leaf of his dignity. I averted my eyes from his humiliation.

Always forgive, for it is symbol of strength and never apologise, for it is a symbol of weakness.

Don't criticize or speak ill of a blind man.

Don't spend time with people who don't respect you.

He who leaves a good name does not die poor.

Hunger brings people down, but pride can help them get up.

So you want to be a man? You will become a man on the day that you profoundly respect every woman you meet.

The age of a man doesn't determine his respect on earth.

The greatest charity is to enable the poor to earn a living.

The man who is looking for a wife will not speak contemptuously of women.

The only thing money won't buy is an item which is not for sale.

There is no poverty where there is character, and no wealth or honour where character is missing

You can't judge a woman by her clothes, insufficient evidences!

You lose your repute the moment when you compare yourself with unworthy people.

You may laugh at people for what they do, but never laugh at what they are.

We who lived in concentration camps can remember the men who walked through the huts comforting others, giving away their last piece of bread. They may have been few in number, but they offer sufficient proof that everything can be taken from a man but one thing: the last of the human freedoms -- to choose one's attitude in any given set of circumstances, to choose one's own way.

All that God does is intrinsically good and righteous, so it is also good and righteous for him to create the reprobates for the above purpose. Some would be horrified by this, because they are more concerned about man's dignity and comfort than God's purpose and glory, but those who have the mind of Christ would erupt in gratitude and reverence, and affirm that God is righteous, and that he does all things well.

This is important to point out in a women's magazine, as advice to the readers: OK, so rape is sad, but please don't wail, ladies. It's not dignified. Well, fuck you.

Who is in fact the victim [of porn]? The actresses, who surrender their dignity the moment we see them giving a blow job? Or the male viewers, weak and unable to overcome their wish to watch sex, or to understand that what they are watching is merely a performance?

This was how Dinocrates, recommended only by his good looks and dignified carriage, came to be so famous. But as for me, Emperor, nature has not given me stature, age has marred my face, and my strength is impaired by ill health.

People have a right to their lives,' she says softly.

I have always reacted negatively to those who with their snotty noses and erotic fantasies prowl into others' lives.

I did not, but i saw a young girl, and she had the walk of a queen.

All anyone asks for is a chance to work with pride.