Dignity Sayings and Quotes

Below you will find our collection of inspirational, wise, and humorous old dignity quotes, dignity sayings, and dignity proverbs, collected over the years from a variety of sources.

There is dignity in your being even if there's indignity in what you're doing. Tariq Ramadan
Dignity is the reward of obeying your heart. Wes Fesler
Overcoming poverty is not a gesture of charity. It is an act of justice. It is the protection of a fundamental human right, the right to dignity and a decent life. Nelson Mandela
The friendships which last are those wherein each friend respects the other's dignity to the point of not really wanting anything from him. Cyril Connolly
The dignity of truth is lost with much protesting. Ben Jonson
I believe in the dignity of labor, whether with head or hand; that the world owes no man a living but that it owes every man an opportunity to make a living. John D. Rockefeller
The dignity of the individual demands that he be not reduced to vassalage by the largesse of others. Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
Humility is the ability to give up your pride and still retain your dignity. Vanna Bonta
Dignity of human nature requires that we must face the storms of life. Mahatma Gandhi
What should move us to action is human dignity: the inalienable dignity of the oppressed, but also the dignity of each of us. We lose dignity if we tolerate the intolerable. Baltasar Gracian
Our dignity is not in what we do, but what we understand. George Santayana
Human rights rest on human dignity. The dignity of man is an ideal worth fighting for and worth dying for. Robert Maynard
Dignities are like faces; no two are the same. Rex Stout
Dignity is not negotiable. Dignity is the honor of the family. Vartan Gregorian
Without dignity, identity is erased. In its absence, men are defined not by themselves, but by their captors and the circumstances in which they are forced to live. Laura Hillenbrand
We must build a new world, a far better world one in which the eternal dignity of man is respected. Harry S. Truman
Human dignity is better served by embracing knowledge. John Charles Polanyi
Be strong. Live honorably and with dignity. When you don't think you can, hold on. James J. Frey
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 Hillenbrand
There is a lot of dignity in having the ability to confront the inconsequence of reality. Martin Esslin
There is a healthful hardiness about real dignity that never dreads contact and communion with others however humble. Washington Irving
Dignity and pride are not only two different feelings, but, in some ways, opposites. You can step on your pride to preserve your dignity. You can destroy your dignity because of your pride. Luigina Sgarro
Self-respect is the fruit of discipline; the sense of dignity grows with the ability to say no to oneself. Abraham Joshua Heschel
Dignity has no price, when someone starts making small concessions, in the end, life loses all meaning. Jose Saramago
When an individual is protesting society's refusal to acknowledge his dignity as a human being, his very act of protest confers dignity on him. Bayard Rustin
Each of us, face to face with other men, is clothed with some sort of dignity, but we know only too well all the unspeakable things that go on in the heart. Luigi Pirandello
When we make mistakes, we simply say sorry. And saying the words would cost us our pride most of the time. RSCruz
Dignity is like a perfume; those who use it are scarcely conscious of it. Christina of Sweden
Dignity will only happen when you realize that having someone in your life doesn't validate your worth. Shannon L. Alder
There's a dignity in consequences. James S.A. Corey
Losing your honor in a person's eye is tantamount losing it for entire humanity. Anum Sattar
Dignity is never silent. It has a voice, heart and soul. Truth and courage is its foundation. It will stand against the masses and speak the truth. Because every great person has always done what others found fear in doing. Shannon L. Alder
Dignity is as essential to human life as water, food, and oxygen. Laura Hillenbrand
Love is proved the moment you let go of someone because they need you to. Shannon L. Alder
Dignity does not consist in possessing honors, but in the consciousness that we deserve them. Aristotle
Personal dignity is to be measured with the yardstick of one's conscience, not with that of other people's judgement. Fausto Cercignani
ignity is the only one thing I have chosen over rules and benefits of slavery. I am not perfect because I chose to be myself; a human and this is the simplest form of dignity. Rola Mahmoud
True dignity is never gained by place, and never lost when honors are withdrawn. Philip Massinger
Dignity is an affectation, cute but eccentric, like learning french or collecting scarves. Dave Eggers
One's dignity may be assaulted, vandalized and cruelly mocked, but cannot be taken away unless it is surrendered. Michael J. Fox
The most courageous act is still to think for yourself. Aloud. Coco Chanel
The only kind of dignity which is genuine is that which is not diminished by the indifference of others. Dag Hammarskjold
Human dignity is the same for all human beings: when I trample on the dignity of another, I am trampling on my own. Pope Francis
Dignity is to have a dream, a strong one, which gives you a vision, a world where you have a place, where whatever it is you have to contribute makes a difference. Fatema Mernissi
A wise man has dignity without pride; a fool has pride without dignity. Confucius
To possess dignity is to be worthy of respect. Worthy of high esteem. Absorb this: you are worthy of respect. Beth Moore
Humor is an affirmation of dignity, a declaration of man's superiority to all that befalls him. Romain Gary
The dignity of labor depends not on what you do, but how you do it. Edwin Osgood Grover
Dignity is often a veil between us and the real truth of things. Edwin Percy Whipple
Dignity is a mask we wear to hide our ignorance. Elbert Hubbard