“Our dignity is not in what we do, but what we understand.” – George Santayana

“Where is there dignity unless there is honesty?” – Cicero

“Let not a man guard his dignity, but let his dignity guard him.” – Ralph Emerson

“Freedom is the open window through which pours the sunlight of the human spirit and human dignity.” – Herbert Hoover

“Self-respect is the fruit of discipline; the sense of dignity grows with the ability to say no to oneself.” -Abraham Heschel

“Every soul is beautiful and precious; is worthy of dignity and respect, and deserving of peace, joy and love.” -Bryant McGill

“Confidence breeds confidence and negativity breeds negativity. Treat those around you with respect and dignity and they will thrive.” – Richard Branson

“More than anything, I think as our country matures, we recognize that women deserve to be treated with respect and dignity.” – Barbara Boxer

“Dignity is often a veil between us and the real truth of things.” – Edwin Whipple

“Remember this, — that there is a proper dignity and proportion to be observed in the performance of every act of life.” – Marcus Aurelius

“Dignity is as essential to human life as water, food, and oxygen. The stubborn retention of it, even in the face of extreme physical hardship, can hold a man’s soul in his body long past the point at which the body should have surrendered it.” – Laura Hillenb

“A wise man has dignity without pride; a fool has pride without dignity.” – Confucius