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Dignity
consists not in possessing honors, but in the consciousness
that we deserve them.
-- Aristotle
BC 384-322, Greek Philosopher
Dignity
belongs to the conquered.
-- Kenneth Burke
1897-1995, American Literary
Critic
Every man has
his dignity. I'm willing to forget mine, but at my own
discretion and not when someone else tells me to.
-- Denis Diderot
1713-1784, French Philosopher
At night, when
the curtains are drawn and the fire flickers, my books
attain a collective dignity.
-- Edward M. Forster
1879-1970, British Novelist,
Essayist
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The ultimate
end of all revolutionary social change is to establish the
sanctity of human life, the dignity of man, the right of
every human being to liberty and well-being.
-- Emma Goldman
1869-1940, American Anarchist
Dignity is a
mask we wear to hide our ignorance.
-- Elbert Hubbard
1859-1915, American Author,
Publisher
There is a
healthful hardiness about real dignity that never dreads
contact and communion with others however humble.
-- Washington Irving
1783-1859, American Author
Only man has
dignity; only man, therefore, can be funny.
-- Ronald Knox
1888-1957, British Scholar,
Priest
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