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Quote by George Santayana
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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Knowledge is not eating, and we cannot expect to devour and possess what we mean. Knowledge is recognition of something absent it is a salutation, not an embrace. – George Santayana

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

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