Quotes About Dignity

The wise determine from the gravity of the case; the irritable, from sensibility to oppression; the high minded, from disdain and indignation at abusive power in unworthy hands.

Rebellion, in man, is the refusal to be treated as an object and to be reduced to simple historical terms. It is the affirmation of a nature common to all men, which eludes the world of power.

Don't be intimidated by power, wealth or station, character alone makes all the difference.

Power, like the diamond, dazzles the beholder, and also the wearer; it dignifies meanness; it magnifies littleness; to what is contemptible, it gives authority; to what is low, exaltation.

The power to distinguish between person and performance and to communicate intrinsic worth flows naturally out of our own sense of intrinsic worth.

A girl's modesty is first noted by her external presentation, but if it's not followed by the confidence of internal modesty, she still forfeits the power of her virtue.

The look of a king is itself a deed.

If we cannot live entirely like human beings, at least let us do everything in our power not to live entirely like animals.

People have no human rights, only the rights that they can gain on the labour market. Above all, wealth and power have to be protected.

Nor did I need anyone's pity, but I would accept it with grace, because I have been well trained. Rudeness was a sign of weakness. Grace stemmed from power, the powere to accept anything and move on.

All kinds of performance practices have a certain register of power or solemnity.

Closeness to power heightens the dignity of all men.

Being powerful is like being a lady. If you have to tell people you are, you aren't.

More than power is respect. Fortunate are those who command it.

Honor, ' he said firmly. 'I have great honor. So will you. But you will find that that is not the same as power.

Do not invest time and money into yourself to have others completely destroy it!

For now, let us simply observe that the assault on human dignity is one of the prime goals of the visitation of fear, a prelude to the domination of the mind and the triumph of power

A lion's strength does not lie in its roar.

Stand up for yourself.Never give any one permission to abuse you.

Knowledge is God, respect it to get respect.

Why God has instituted Prayer:— To communicate to his creatures the dignity of causation.

My brothers and sisters prayers and faith in God does not negate professionalism and dignity of labour.

Always recognize that human individuals are ends, and do not use them as means to your end.

I got a simple rule about everybody. If you don't treat me right - shame on you.