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“Remember the son of whom you are because a good name is better than gold or silver”

Book:The Flavor of Favor: Quest for the American Dream. A Memoir

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“So she prayed, Lord, give me patience. She knew that was not an honest prayer, and she did not linger over it....it cost her tears to think that her situation might actually be that desolate, so she prayed again for patience, for tact, for understanding--for every virtue that might keep her safe from conflicts that would be sure to leave her wounded, every virtue that might at least help her to preserve an appearance of dignity, for heaven's sake.”

Pride Dignity People Pleasing

Book:Home

Source: Home

“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.”

Dignity Modesty Modesty Is Dignity

Book:What's Wrong with the World

Source: What's Wrong with the World

“Firea lui simțitoare mai era încă aprig rănită de șfichiuirile unei vieți lipsite de elevație și demnitate.”

Dignity Demnitate

Book:A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man

Source: A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man

“You ask me to make a promise? I am in a cage. No promise I make is trustworthy because I would do anything to be rid of this cage. Promise me that you will not treat me like an animal or a spectacle, and I will see what I can do.”

Freedom Integrity Dignity

Book:Straggletaggle

Source: Straggletaggle

“She will at least be decently clothed as she waits. Tomorrow I shall find her a brush and powder and whatever else a woman of her dignity requires.” Fin rolled her eyes. “Is ‘dignity’ what you call it?” Jeannot offered her his hand. Fin took it and pulled herself up from the deck. She was barefoot and her pants and shirt were stained with everything from blood to oakum to lampblack. She stretched her shirt out between her hands and considered its mottle of stains. “I’m not dignified?” she asked. When Fin looked up, Jeannot had an eyebrow cocked high and one side of his mouth was curled in amusement. “Where you are concerned, much requires redefinition.”

Dignity Womanhood Witty Banter

Book:Fiddler's Green

Source: Fiddler's Green

“Adversity often defines dignity.”

Inspirational Philosophy Quotes Dignity Adversity Debasish Mridha Debasish Mridha M D Adversity Defines Dignity

Author:Debasish Mridha

“Despite his best efforts, maintaining dignity in a head attached to an unclean body wrapped in unclean garments was a battle that encouraged surrender.”

Battle Dignity Clean Surrender Cleanliness Cleanliness Is Next To Godliness

Book:Monarchs and Mendicants

Source: Monarchs and Mendicants

“It must be noted however, that there were other Europeans that travelled to other parts of the earth, but because they did not take with them the same Protestant culture of dignity of labour, they did not record the same level of success, growth and development as the early Protestant immigrants had done.”

Culture Development Travel Dignity Labour

Author:Sunday Adelaja

“What the new government of Nigeria and other African governments must do, is to start a massive reorientation campaign in the culture of the dignity of labour.”

Government Culture Labor Dignity Massive New African Campaign Reorientation

Author:Sunday Adelaja

“Our government, media houses, schools, must focus on creating a new culture in our society. A culture of work. A culture of labour. A culture of diligence. A culture of hard work. A culture of perseverance. A culture of persistence. A culture of DIGNITY OF LABOUR.”

Culture Dignity Perseverance Persistence Labour Diligence

Author:Sunday Adelaja

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