Quotes and Sayings about Dignity
Soar with wit. Conquer with dignity. Handle with care.
- Criss Jami
Self- respect is the fruit of discipline; the sense of dignity grows with the ability to say no to oneself.
- Abraham Joshua Heschel
To hide feelings when you are near crying is the secret of dignity.
- Dejan Stojanovic
Self-respect is the root of discipline; the sense of dignity grows with the ability to say no to oneself.
- John Kenneth Galbraith
Politeness is a sign of dignity, not subservience.
- Theodore Roosevelt
A position of dignity is more easily improved upon than acquired.
- Publilius Syrus
Those who insist on the dignity of their office show they have not deserved it.
- Baltasar Gracian
Poverty won’t allow him to lift up his head; dignity won’t allow him to bow it down.
Dignity does not come in possessing honors, but in deserving them.
- Aristotle
They talk of the dignity of work. Bosh. The dignity is in leisure.
- Herman Melville
Dignity has no price, when someone starts making small concessions, in the end, life loses all meaning.
- José Saramago
One’s dignity may be assaulted, vandalized and cruelly mocked, but it can never be taken away unless it is surrendered.
- Michael J. Fox
It is not the quantity but the quality of knowledge which determines the mind’s dignity.
– William Ellery Channing
Dignity does not consist in possessing honors, but in the consciousness that we deserve them.
- Aristotle
Without dignity, identity is erased.
- Laura Hillenbrand
The ideal man bears the accidents of life with dignity and grace, making the best of circumstances.
- Aristotle
I may forget my dignity, but you may not.
- Mason Cooley
The dignity of man was everywhere tissue- paper thin.
- Dick Francis
Be strong. Live honorably and with dignity. When you don’t think you can, hold on.
- James Frey
Dignity takes alarm at the unexpected sound of laughter.
- Mason Cooley