Quotes About Dignity

It is a great affront to God to jest with sacred things, particularly to make sport with the word and ordinances of God, or to treat them with lightness

It is better to die in the field of honour than to live in the chains of slavery;

Tears of tenderness and affection are no disparagement at all, even to great and wise men.

The beauty of Catholicism is every human being's right.

A civilization is judged by how it treats the vulnerable.

A girl can't feel like a lady with a bottle of beer before her.

El silencio es el verdadero crimen de lesa humanidad.

he had said it in such a manner that they were fairly certain he would never make what he had done a subject of boasting. There

he had avoided the full brunt of danger and still retained his dignity. And

We need to give each other the space to grow, to be ourselves, to exercise our diversity. We need to give each other space so that we may both give and receive such beautiful things as ideas, openness, dignity, joy, healing, and inclusion.

Nuestra misión actual es, antes bien, asegurar que en el futuro no vuelva a perderse la capacidad para la teoría y para la acción que nace de esta [...] Debemos luchar para que la humanidad no quede desmoralizada para siempre por los terribles acontecimientos del presente, para que la fe en un futuro feliz de la sociedad, en un futuro de paz y digno del hombre, no desaparezca de la tierra.

She found the proper phrases to greet each person, affording them dignity and respect without relinquishing an iota of the respect due to her.

How marvelous is Man! How proud the word rings—Man!

There are "standard" convictions which are strongly held by nearly everyone. These are (1) the feeling or belief that one is capable of doing his share, holding up his end of the log, exerting a certain amount of independence, and (2) the belief that there is "something" inside you which should not be allowed to suffer indignities.

Lecky found that there were two powerful "levers" for changing beliefs and concepts. There are "standard" convictions which are strongly held by nearly everyone. These are (1) the feeling or belief that one is capable of doing his share, holding up his end of the log, exerting a certain amount of independence, and (2) the belief that there is "something" inside you which should not be allowed to suffer indignities.

Do not deprive me of my age. I have earned it.

Živi što ljepše, ali tako da te nije stid. I radije pristani da te Bog pita: zašto nisi to u?inio?

Ništa nemam osim uvjerenja da sam ?astan, ako i to izgubim, bit ?u ruševina.

Ne voliš da budeš na smetnji, ne voliš da te ko krivo pogleda, ne voliš da ti iko ružnu rije? kaže. Kako onda misliš živjeti?

Ali mu ne dam zadovoljstvo da se opere mojom grubom rije?i, toliko nije zaslužio.

Uvijek ?ovjek ima malo mogu?nosti za izbor. Uglavnom dvije, da strada ?asno ili ne?asno. Ja sam ?astan ?ovjek i izabrao sam ovu drugu. Najgore što smo slobodni da biramo, a mislimo da nismo. Bolje bi bilo da nismo.

Their mother, that swan neck, those elegant arms. Her dark hair gathered up tightly with her grandmother's dragonfly combs. So dignified, so refined, carrying so much inside all the time. Surrounded all day by mirrors and never letting anyone see.

We're all people", he said simply. "It doesn't matter if you're two, thirty-two, or ninety-two. Everyone wants to be treated with respect. Everyone wants to feel like they matter in this world.

A free horse where there is no man on its saddle always looks more beautiful than a slave horse with a man on its saddle!