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Quote by George Santayana
Our dignity is not in what we do, but what we understand. - George

Our dignity is not in what we do, but what we understand. – George Santayana

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True dignity is never gained by place, and never lost when honors are withdrawn. – Philip Massinger

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

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Every man has his dignity. Im willing to forget mine, but at my own discretion and not when someone else tells me to. – Denis Diderot

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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

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