“Peer Qvist, grasping the Bible in his hands and reaffirming to the Court his determination to carry on his defense of the whole infinite variety of roots which Heaven had planted in the earth and also in the depths of the human soul — roots which gripped them like a premonition and a longing, a tortured aspiration, a craving for justice, for dignity, freedom and love.”
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Romain Gary, born on May 21, 1914, in Lithuania, and died on December 2, 1980, in France, was a distinguished diplomat and a versatile writer. He is renowned for his successful diplomatic career and literary achievements. more
“It is the right of a woman to handle her responsibilities with dignity and pride.”
“Clothed in my dignity, the only worthy garment, I go my way.”
“Make sure your decency, your humanity, is the last thing you give up.”
“The gentleman is dignified but not arrogant. The small man is arrogant but not digified”