Top 62 Most Inspiring Quotes on Dignity (RESPECT)

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Top 10 Most Famous Quotes on Dignity (BEST)

“We only live once, but once is enough if we do it right. Live your life with class, dignity, and style so that an exclamation, rather than a question mark signifies it!”
Gary Ryan Blair

One's dignity may be assaulted, vandalized and cruelly mocked, but it can never be taken away unless it is surrendered. - Michael J. Fox — One’s dignity may be assaulted, vandalized and cruelly mocked, but it can never be taken away unless it is surrendered. – Michael J. Fox

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 — 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**

All labor that uplifts humanity has dignity and importance and should be undertaken with painstaking excellence. - Martin Luther King, Jr. — All labor that uplifts humanity has dignity and importance and should be undertaken with painstaking **excellence**. – **Martin Luther King, Jr.**

Human rights rest on human dignity. The dignity of man is an ideal worth fighting for and worth dying for. ‒ Robert C. Maynard — Human rights rest on human dignity. The dignity of man is an ideal worth fighting for and worth dying for. ‒ **Robert C. Maynard**

When we achieve human rights and human dignity for all people - they will build a peaceful, sustainable, and just world. - Antonio Guterres — When we achieve human rights and human dignity for all people – they will build a **peaceful**, sustainable, and just world. – Antonio Guterres

When people begin to ignore human dignity, it will not be long before they begin to ignore human rights. ‒ Gilbert K. Chesterton — When people begin to ignore human dignity, it will not be long before they begin to ignore human rights. ‒ **Gilbert K. Chesterton**

Self-respect is the fruit of discipline, the sense of dignity grows with the ability to say no to oneself. - Abraham Heschel — **Self-respect** is the fruit of **discipline**, the sense of dignity grows with the ability to say no to oneself. – Abraham Heschel

Freedom is the open window through which pours the sunlight of the human spirit and human dignity. ‒ Herbert Hoover — **Freedom** is the open window through which pours the sunlight of the human spirit and human dignity. ‒ **Herbert Hoover**

Death with dignity is better than life with humiliation. ‒ Hussain Ibn Ali — Death with dignity is better than **life** with humiliation. ‒ Hussain Ibn Ali

12 InspirationalQuotes About Dignity and Respect

“My father used to have an expression. He’d say, ‘Joey, a job is about a lot more than a paycheck. It’s about your dignity. It’s about respect. It’s about your place in your community.'”
Joe Biden

No power on this earth can destroy the thirst for human dignity. ‒ Nelson Mandela — No power on this earth can destroy the thirst for human dignity. ‒ **Nelson Mandela**

There is a stubbornness about me that never can bear to be frightened at the will of others. My courage always rises at every attempt to intimidate me. - Jane Austen — There is a stubbornness about me that never can bear to be frightened at the will of others. My **courage** always rises at every attempt to intimidate me. – **Jane Austen**

The most luxurious possession, the richest treasure anybody has, is his personal dignity. ‒ Jackie Robinson — The most luxurious possession, the richest treasure anybody has, is his personal dignity. ‒ **Jackie Robinson**

“Joy, rather than happiness, is the goal of life, for joy is the emotion which accompanies our fulfilling our natures as human beings. It is based on the experience of one’s identity as a being of worth and dignity.”
Rollo May

Every life deserves a certain amount of dignity, no matter how poor or damaged the shell that carries it. - Rick Bragg — Every life deserves a certain amount of dignity, no matter how poor or damaged the shell that carries it. – Rick Bragg

The dignity of man requires obedience to a higher law, to the strength of the spirit. ‒ Mahatma Gandhi — The dignity of man requires obedience to a higher law, to the strength of the spirit. ‒ **Mahatma Gandhi**

The most courageous act is still to think for yourself. Aloud. ― Coco Chanel — The most **courageous** act is still to think for yourself. Aloud. ― **Coco Chanel**

“If you take risks and face your fate with dignity, there is nothing you can do that makes you small; if you don’t take risks, there is nothing you can do that makes you grand, nothing.”
Nassim Nicholas Taleb

Be strong. Live honorably and with dignity. When you don't think you can, hold on. ― James Frey — Be strong. Live honorably and with dignity. When you don’t think you can, hold on. ― **James Frey**

Humor is an affirmation of dignity, a declaration of man's superiority to all that befalls him. - Romain Gary — **Humor** is an affirmation of dignity, a declaration of man’s superiority to all that befalls him. – **Romain Gary**

The ideal man bears the accidents of life with dignity and grace, making the best of circumstances. - Aristotle — The ideal man bears the accidents of life with dignity and grace, making the best of circumstances. – **Aristotle**

4 Dignity Quotes to Inspire Success (CLASS)

“Men do not fight for flag or country, for the Marine Corps or glory or any other abstraction. They fight for one another. And if you came through this ordeal, you would age with dignity.”
William Manchester

Dignity does not float down from heaven it cannot be purchased nor manufactured. It is a reward reserved for those who labor with diligence. ‒ Bill Hybels — Dignity does not float down from heaven it cannot be purchased nor manufactured. It is a reward reserved for those who labor with **diligence**. ‒ Bill Hybels

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 — 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**

There is no dignity quite so impressive, and no one independence quite so important, as living within your means. - Calvin Coolidge — There is no dignity quite so impressive, and no one **independence** quite so important, as living within your means. – **Calvin Coolidge**

7 Dignity Quotes for Woman

“We learned about dignity and decency, that how hard we work matters much more than we do. That helping others means much more than taking advantage of oneself.”
Michelle Obama

I do not wish them [women] to have power over men; but over themselves. - Mary Wollstonecraft — I do not wish them [women] to have power over men; but over themselves. – **Mary Wollstonecraft**

It is time to effect a revolution in female manners - time to restore to them their lost dignity. ‒ Mary Wollstonecraft — It is **time** to effect a revolution in female manners – time to restore to them their lost dignity. ‒ Mary Wollstonecraft

Every woman that finally figured out her worth, has picked up her suitcases of pride and boarded a flight to freedom, which landed in the valley of change. ‒ Shannon L. Alder — Every woman that finally figured out her worth, has picked up her suitcases of pride and boarded a flight to **freedom**, which landed in the valley of **change**. ‒ Shannon L. Alder

When values disappear, the first people to suffer are women because people start losing their respect for women. - Rula Ghani — When values disappear, the first people to suffer are women because people start losing their respect for women. – Rula Ghani

Anything may happen when womanhood has ceased to be a protected occupation. ― Virginia Woolf — Anything may happen when womanhood has ceased to be a protected occupation. ― **Virginia Woolf**

The woman who doesn’t require validation from anyone is the most feared individual on the planet. - Mohadesa Najumi — The woman who doesn’t require validation from anyone is the most feared individual on the planet. – Mohadesa Najumi

6 Dignity Quotes About Love and Relationships

“The truth [is] that there is only one terminal dignity — love. And the story of love is not important — what is important is that one is capable of love. It is perhaps the only glimpse we are permitted of eternity.”
Helen Hayes

Hide yourself in God, so when a man wants to find you he will have to go there first. ‒ Shannon L. Alder

Be a woman of confidence and self-respect; give a man a reason worth fighting for. ‒ Nikki Rowe

Love and respect woman. Look to her not only for comfort, but for strength and inspiration. ‒ Giuseppe Mazzini — **Love** and respect woman. Look to her not only for comfort, but for strength and **inspiration**. ‒ **Giuseppe Mazzini**

When men and women are able to respect and accept their differences then love has a chance to blossom. ‒ John Gray — When men and women are able to respect and accept their differences then **love** has a **chance** to blossom. ‒ John Gray

One's life has value so long as one attributes value to the life of others, by means of love, friendship, indignation and compassion. ‒ Simone de Beauvoir — One’s life has value so long as one attributes value to the life of others, by means of **love**, **friendship**, indignation and **compassion**. ‒ **Simone de Beauvoir**

11 Quotes on Basic Human Dignity and Respect

“Today it is time for every child to have a right to life, right to freedom, right to health, right to education, safety, the right to dignity, right to equality, and right to peace.”
Kailash Satyarthi

We all need to treat each other with human dignity and respect. ‒ Madonna — We all need to treat each other with human dignity and **respect**. ‒ **Madonna**

Respect for ourselves guides our morals, respect for others guides our manners. ‒ Laurence Sterne — **Respect** for ourselves guides our morals, respect for others guides our manners. ‒ Laurence Sterne

“For now, let us simply observe that the assault on human dignity is one of the prime goals of the visitation of fear, a prelude to the domination of the mind and the triumph of power.”
Wole Soyinka

Dignity is as essential to human life as water, food, and oxygen. ‒ Laura Hillenbrand

All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights. ‒ Eleanor Roosevelt — All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights. ‒ **Eleanor Roosevelt**

“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 moral, religious, and political traditions are united in their respect for the dignity of human life. ‒ Robert Casey

Fighting for human rights, a commitment to social justice and treating people with dignity are all things that are important to us as Canadians. - Jagmeet Singh — Fighting for human rights, a **commitment** to social justice and treating people with dignity are all things that are important to us as Canadians. – Jagmeet Singh

“The search for justice and security, the struggle for equality of opportunity, the quest for tolerance and harmony, the pursuit of human dignity – these are moral imperatives which we must work towards and think about on a daily basis.”
Aga Khan IV

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 — 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**

12 Wise Dignity Quotes that will Make You Think (WISDOM)

“You will encounter misguided people from time to time. That’s part of life. The challenge is to educate them when you can, but always to keep your dignity and self-respect and persevere in your personal growth and development.”
Bernice King