Dignity is like a perfume; those who use it are scarcely conscious of it.

Dignity is like a perfume; those who use it are scarcely conscious of it.

The friendships which last are those wherein each friend respects the other's dignity to the point of not really wanting read more

The friendships which last are those wherein each friend respects the other's dignity to the point of not really wanting anything from him

When an individual is protesting society's refusal to acknowledge his dignity as a human being, his very act of protest read more

When an individual is protesting society's refusal to acknowledge his dignity as a human being, his very act of protest confers dignity on him.

Remember this, - that there is a proper dignity and proportion to be observed in the performance of every act read more

Remember this, - that there is a proper dignity and proportion to be observed in the performance of every act of life

when all this started, I asked myself, 'Am I going to withdraw from the world, like most people do, or read more

when all this started, I asked myself, 'Am I going to withdraw from the world, like most people do, or am I going to live?' I decided I am going to live-or at least try to live-the way I want, with dignity, with courage, with humor, with composure.

No race can prosper till it learns that there is as much dignity in tilling a field as in writing read more

No race can prosper till it learns that there is as much dignity in tilling a field as in writing a poem.

Our dignity is not in what we do, but what we understand.

Our dignity is not in what we do, but what we understand.

All celebrated people lose dignity on a close view.

All celebrated people lose dignity on a close view.

There is a healthful hardiness about real dignity that never dreads contact and communion with others however humble.

There is a healthful hardiness about real dignity that never dreads contact and communion with others however humble.