“The truly good and wise man will bear all kinds of fortune in a seemly way, and will always act in the noblest manner that the circumstances allow.” MenLifeCourageGraceBearsCircumstancesGratitudeIdealsDignityBraveryPhilosophicalAccidentsEnduranceBe BraveBrave ManBravery And CourageNicomachean EthicsIdeal ManDeath With DignityDignity And Love Author:Aristotle
“There is more to fearlessness than merely having overcome fear... This state of being is not dependent on any external circumstances. It is individual dignity... that comes from being what we are, right now.” StatesIndividualCircumstancesRight NowDignityOvercomingDependentOvercoming FearFearlessness Author:Chogyam Trungpa
“I should at least mention that I am also discovering a degree of strength and of basic ability for humans to remain human in the direst of circumstances – which I also haven’t seen before. I think the word is dignity. I wish you could meet these people. Maybe, hopefully, someday you will.” PeopleThinkingShouldHumansWishAbilityHavensCircumstancesDegreesDignityHopefullySomedayDiscoveringWish You Author:Rachel Corrie
“It is sufficiently evident from many circumstances, that the doctrine of the divinity of Christ did not establish itself without much opposition, especially from the unlearned among the Christians, who thought that it savoured of Polytheism , that it was introduced by those who had had a philosophical education, and was by degrees adopted by others, on account of its covering the great offence of the cross , by exalting the personal dignity of our Saviour.” ChristianChristCircumstancesDegreesDignityCrossesAccountsPhilosophicalDoctrineDivinityOppositionEvidentAdoptedCoveringSaviourOffencePersonal DignityPolytheism Book:A History of the Corruptions of Christianity Source: A History of the Corruptions of Christianity
“Under extremely difficult circumstances (Iraq) pursues the inherently complicated task of rebuilding the country. Yet Iraq continues, courageously, to reach for the promise of a democratic, federal and pluralistic state, where generations of oppressed Iraqis will regain their dignity, freedom and the right to join the civilized and progressive nations of the world.” WorldCountryStatesNationsDifficultGenerationsCircumstancesPromiseDignityTasksDemocraticIraqComplicatedPursueCivilizedProgressiveOppressedRebuildingDifficult Circumstances Author:Jalal Talabani
“None of us really either know the circumstances of our death or are likely to exert as much control over it as we would like to, but we can certainly have a little more say in it if we are terminally ill than we have at the moment. That's the element of dignity, but sure, life is very hard to organise even when you are fit and healthy.” IfsKnowsLittlesHardMomentsLife IsFitCircumstancesHealthyElementsDignityIllOver ItTerminally Ill Author:Ian Mcewan
“If you come face to face with some really challenging situations and tragic circumstances - you are going in there with a purpose. You are not going in there as a tourist. You're not going there just to merely observe. You have a purpose, and your purpose is to tell that story, to share that story for the bigger benefit of millions of other people. Your purpose is to create that bridge so you can give that story the dignity and the focus that it deserves, and you can become a part of the amplification that needs to be there.” PeopleIfsNeedsGivingStoriesFacesPurposeChallengesSituationMillionsFocusShareCircumstancesBenefitsDeserveDignityBiggerBridgesTragicFace To FaceTouristsAmplificationChallenging Situations Author:Annie Lennox
“A man who couldn't make things go right could at least go. He could quit trying to get out of the way of life. Chuck routine. Live the real jeopardy of circumstance. It was a question of dignity.” MenWayTryingRealCircumstancesDignityQuittingRoutineChuckJeopardy Book:Blue Highways: A Journey Into America Source: Blue Highways: A Journey Into America