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Dignity quotes

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“Things base and vile, holding no quantity, love can transpose to form and dignity.” William Shakespeare, “A Midsummer Night's Dream” - 1601

“Dignity, and even holiness too, sometimes, are more questions of coat and waistcoat than some people imagine.” Charles Dickens, “Oliver Twist” - 1838

“The proper name for the thing is modesty; but as we live in an age of prejudice and must not call things by their right names, we will yield to a more modern nomenclature and call it dignity.” G. K. Chesterton, “What's Wrong with the World” - 1910

“Equality is to be found only in the spiritual dignity of man, and that will only be understood among us.” Fyodor Dostoyevsky, “The Brothers Karamazov” - 1880

“The besom of reform has swept him out of office; and a worthier successor wears his dignity, and pockets his emoluments.” Nathaniel Hawthorne, “The Scarlet Letter” - 1850

“It was very exciting for her, taking his dignity away in the name of love.” Kurt Vonnegut, “Slaughterhouse-Five” - 1969

“But all this business about kings and lords, it’s against basic human dignity. We’re all born equal. It makes me sick.” Terry Pratchett, “Guards! Guards!” - 1989

“When people do not respect us we are sharply offended; yet deep down in his private heart no man much respects himself.” Mark Twain, “Following the Equator” - 1897

“To keep dignity, and give honor where it’s due, so that defeat is not disgrace.” Orson Scott Card, “Ender's Game” - 1985

“What I most loved after you, Mercedes, was myself, my dignity, and that strength which rendered me superior to other men; that strength was my life.” Alexandre Dumas, “The Count of Monte Cristo” - 1845

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