Dignity

Dignity consists not in possessing honors, but in the consciousness that we deserve them. Aristotle (384 BC - 322 BC) No race can prosper till it learns that there is as much dignity in tilling a field as in writing a poem. Booker T. Washington (1856 - 1915) Where is there dignity unless there is honesty? Cicero (106 BC - 43 BC) The only kind of dignity which is genuine is that which is not diminished by the indifference of others. Dag Hammarskjold (1905 - 1961) Human Dignity has gleamed only now and then and here and there, in lonely splendor, throughout the ages, a hope of the better men, never an achievement of the majority. James Thurber (1894 - 1961) Be mild with the mild, shrewd with the crafty, confiding to the honest, rough to the ruffian, and a thunderbolt to the liar. But in all this, never be unmindful of your own dignity. John Brown Remember this-that there is a proper dignity and proportion to be observed in the performance of every act of life. Marcus Aurelius Antoninus (121 AD - 180 AD) One's dignity may be assaulted, vandalized and cruelly mocked, but cannot be taken away unless it is surrendered. Michael J. Fox (1961 - ), in "Saving Milly" by Morton Kondrake Dignity and love do not blend well, nor do they continue long together. Ovid (43 BC - 17 AD) Self-respect is the fruit of discipline; the sense of dignity grows with the ability to say no to oneself. Rabbi Abraham Heschel Let not a man guard his dignity, but let his dignity guard him. Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803 - 1882) Dignity comes not from control, but from understanding who you are and taking your rightful place in the world. Real Live Preacher, Real Live Preacher weblog, 05-01-05 It is not wealth one asks for, but just enough to preserve one's dignity, to work unhampered, to be generous, frank and independent. W. Somerset Maugham (1874 - 1965), 'Of Human Bondage', 1915 There is a healthful hardiness about real dignity that never dreads contact and communion with others, however humble. Washington Irving (1783 - 1859)