Quotes About Dignity

She rearranged her legs again. If she kept doing that, it was possible that I might begin to bugle like a stallion. Which would not be dignified. Beth

No one deserves to be abused, and anger is the proper response to unjust abuse.

Lord, please restore to us the comfort of merit and demerit. Show us that there is at least something we can do. Tell us that at the end of the day there will at least be one redeeming card of our very own. Lord, if it is not too much to ask, send us to bed with a few shreds of self-respect upon which we can congratulate ourselves. But whatever you do, do not preach grace. Give us something to do, anything; but spare us the indignity of this indiscriminate acceptance.

Man had to hang on to his pride.

No he venido hasta aquí para ser insultado. - Quizá siempre os habéis tomado la verdad como un insulto

Self-respect, courage, and integrity look good ona man.

Acted like a king to be treated like one.

I accompanied them, without any feeling of false delicacy. The world, as known to me, was spread with food each several mid-day, and the particular table one sat at seemed a matter of no importance. The palace was very sumptuous and beautiful, just what a palace ought to be; and we were met by a stately lady, rather more grownup than the Princess—apparently her mother.

If you can be respectful and private but firm in this conversation, most problem behavior will stop. And remember, if the behavior is over the line, you shouldn't hesitate to contact HR to ensure your rights and dignity are protected.

Beauty has a lot to do with character.

And one more thing...You will never again refer to him as 'Hazara boy' in my presence. He has a name and it's Sohrab.

People in the countryside carry a sense of dignity. They wear it, don't they? Like a badge? I'm being genuine.

You don't order someone to polish your shoes one day and call them 'sister' the next.

Baba dropped the stack of food stamps on her desk. Thank you but I don't want, Baba said. I work always. In Afghanistan I work, in America I work. Thank you very much, Mrs. Dobbins, but I don't like it free money....Baba walked out of the welfare office like a man cured of a tumor.

Katakan padanya, biar seribu peluru menembus tubuhku, aku tetap tidak akan membiarkan perilaku tidak senonohnya.

clipped account of a mannered life, a life rich with achievement, grace, respect.

In her view, people, even if they had behaved deplorably in life, deserved a modicum of dignity in death. Especially family. - Marko's mother

In a few years, this little girl will be a woman who makes small demands on life, who will never burden others, who will never let on that she has had sorrows, disappointment, dreams that have been ridiculed. A woman who will be like a rock in the riverbed, enduring without complaint, her grace not sullied but shaped by the turbulence that washes over her.

Jangan pernah menjadikan wanita ini musuh, dalam persoalan apapun.

They respected him, you see, because he respected them.

Man säger inte till någon att putsa skorna åt en ena dagen och tilltalar henne som en syster nästa.

Las malas hierbas del desierto siguen con vida, pero la flor de primavera florece y se marchita. Qué gracia, qué dignidad, qué tragedia.

Buruienile desertului isi duc mai departe traiul, dar florile de primavara infloresc si se ofilesc. Atata gratie, atata demnitate, ce tragedie!

The desert weed lives on, but the flower of spring blooms and wilts.' Such grace, such dignity, such a tragedy.