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Perhaps the only true dignity of man is his capacity to despise hi

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

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It is veneer, rouge, aestheticism, art museums, new theaters, etc. that make America impotent. The good things are football, kindness, and jazz bands. – George Santayana

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Friends are generally of the same sex, for when men and women agree, it is only in the conclusions their reasons are always different. – George Santayana

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Nonsense is good only because common sense is so limited. – George Santayana

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Only man has dignity; only man, therefore, can be funny. – Ronald Knox

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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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There is a healthful hardiness about real dignity that never dreads contact and communion with others however humble. – Washington Irving

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