#dignity

Remember that foul words or blows in themselves are no outrage, but your judgment that they are so.

He who has gained freedom by the faculty of reason may go where he wills and say: 'No one has power over me; I have been set free by God.'

I must die. But must I die groaning? I must be imprisoned. But must I whine as well?

Are you a slave? Then you cannot be a friend. Are you a tyrant? Then you cannot have friends.

The truly good and prudent man bears all the chances of life with dignity and always does the best with what is available to him.

A life of mere sensual indulgence makes human beings slavish in their tastes, preferring the life of grazing cattle.

Self-indulgence is justly censured, because it belongs to us not as human beings, but as animals.

Even under the most humiliating conditions, the inner freedom of the soul cannot be taken away.

We who lived in concentration camps can remember the men who walked through the huts comforting others, giving away their last piece of bread. They may have been few in number, but they offer sufficient proof that everything can be taken from a man but the last of the human freedoms.

Love is an act of seeing what is unique and irreplaceable in the other person.

Through humor, the soul reclaims its dignity even in the shadow of tragedy.

You may not control all the events that happen to you, but you can decide not to be reduced by them.

To be appreciated is the food that sustains the dignity of the spirit.

Never compromise your dignity for temporary applause.

The soul is not conquerable by external chains.

A nation's greatness is measured by how it treats its weakest members.

Never return injury for injury; answer cruelty with dignity.

Walk with the dignity of an evolving immortal soul.

Preserve your dignity even in the midst of poverty.

Stand firm in your duties and let the world take note.

Respect yourself and others will respect you.

No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.

My friends, you have your freedom, and I have my freedom. I have no quarrel with you; only do not look at me with pity.

Even the fool possesses one sacred spark of purpose under heaven.

The silence of the wise speaks far louder than the clamor of a thousand fools.

Where the vulnerable, women, and mothers are honored with reverence, there the divine rejoices.

The lizard that jumped safely from the towering iroko tree said he would praise himself if nobody else did.

The eagle does not stoop to hunt common flies.

Trouble no one about their sacred faith; respect others in their view, and demand that they respect yours.

I am no bird; and no net ensnares me; I am a free human being with an independent will.