Quotes About Dignity

Liberty is the right and hope of all humanity.

As Kant says, the contribution of any common laborer would be greater than that of the greatest philosopher unless the philosopher makes some contribution to establishing the rights of humanity.

To deny people of their human rights is to challenge their very humanity.

humans have a global benchmark-standard of conduct that called humanity

Never complain, never explain personal motto of

We grant God the possession of all the qualities of mind except the one that keeps the others healthy; that watches over their dignity; that focuses their vision true--humor.

Just because I'm no jaw clacker doesn't mean there should be a ruction put up whenever I have sommat to say.

'I will not stand for being called a woman in my own house' she said.

Well, honor is the subject of my story.

To insult someone we call him 'besti*l'. For deliberate cruelty and nature, 'human' might be the greater insult.

Honor is kind of what you get when you weaponize manners

Our specialty was exasperated dignity and the discombombulation of Authority.

She never saw the point of making fun of strangers – how could you possibly know enough about them to hit below the belt?

No one had ever accused Koko of being naughty. Perverse, perhaps, or arrogant, or despotic. But naughtiness was beneath his dignity.

I have never been reduced to begging somebody to leave me alone, but in your case I'll make an exception.

I'm not obliged to defend your dignity. Provided you have any.

There are two insults no human being will endure: that he has no sense of humor, and that he has never known trouble.

No matter how rich and prosperous, a nation without independence, cannot be subject to any behaviour before the humanity, at a higher level than serving.

Work is about more than making a living, as vital as that is. It's fundamental to human dignity, to our sense of self-worth as useful, independent, free people.

The word "independence" is united to the accessory ideas of dignity and virtue. The word "dependence" is united to the ideas of inferiority and corruption.

Human dignity ... is derived from a sense of independence.

That charity is bad which takes from independence its proper pride, from mendicity its salutary shame.

It was no longer esteemed infamous for a Roman to survive his honor and independence.

You can go through the world with your elbows out and your nose in the air, and call it independence, if you like. That's not my way.