#dignity

All labor that uplifts humanity has dignity and importance and should be undertaken with painstaking excellence. ↗

— Martin Luther King, Jr.

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Men do not fight for flag or country, for the Marine Corps or glory or any other abstraction. They fight for one another. And if you came through this ordeal, you would age with dignity. ↗

— William Manchester

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When boasting ends, there dignity begins. ↗

— Owen D. Young

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The finest of athletes have, along with skill, a few more essential qualities: to conduct their life with dignity, with integrity, with courage and modesty. All these, are totally compatible with pride, ambition, determination and competitiveness ↗

— Donald Bradman

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Dignity in a man may be more beautiful than a pretty face, but no one will ever respect his daughters. ↗

— Bauvard

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Every soul is beautiful and precious; is worthy of dignity and respect, and deserving of peace, joy and love. ↗

— Bryant McGill

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It was a life, she eventually concluded, that had been lived in the middle ground, where contentment and love were found in the smallest details of people's lives. It was a life of dignity and honor, not without sorrows yet fulfilling in a way that few experiences ever were. ↗

— Nicholas Sparks

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Dignity is as essential to human life as water, food, and oxygen. ↗

— Laura Hillenbrand

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Self-respect is the root of discipline: The sense of dignity grows with the ability to say no to oneself. ↗

— Abraham Joshua Heschel

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There was no honor in war, less in killing, and none in dying. But there was true dignity in how men comported themselves in battle. And there was always honor to be found in standing for a just cause and defending the defenseless. ↗

— Michael Scott

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