Dignity quotes and words of wisdom

"Dignity does not consist in possessing honors, but in deserving them."
Aristotle


"Humor is an affirmation of dignity, a declaration of man?s superiority to all that befalls him."
Romain Gary


"No dignity, no learning, no force of character, can make any stand against good wit."
Ralph Waldo Emerson


"The truth is that there is only one terminal dignity?love. And the story of a love is not important?what is important is that one is capable of love."
Helen Hayes


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


"True dignity is never gained by place, And never lost when honors are withdrawn."
Philip Massinger


"Where boasting ends, there dignity begins."
Edward Young


Interesting Quotes

Anyone who is capable of getting themselves made President should on no account be allowed to do the job.Douglas Adams - English humorist & science fiction novelist (1952 - 2001)

It is even harder for the average ape to believe that he has descended from man.Henry Louis Mencken