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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Perhaps the only true dignity of man is his capacity to despise himself. – George Santayana

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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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At night, when the curtains are drawn and the fire flickers, my books attain a collective dignity. – E. M. Forster

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Dignity is a mask we wear to hide our ignorance. – Elbert Hubbard

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