Always be a first-rate version of yourself, instead of a second-rate version of somebody else.

Always be a first-rate version of yourself, instead of a second-rate version of somebody else.

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.

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.

Dignity is a mask we wear to hide our ignorance.

Dignity is a mask we wear to hide our ignorance.

Each of us, face to face with other men, is clothed with some sort of dignity, but we know only read more

Each of us, face to face with other men, is clothed with some sort of dignity, but we know only too well all the unspeakable things that go on in the heart.

Life is an unanswered question, but let's still believe in the dignity and importance of the question.

Life is an unanswered question, but let's still believe in the dignity and importance of the question.

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

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.

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.