Quote by Washington Irving
There is a healthful hardiness about real dignity that never dread

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

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Who ever hears of fat men heading a riot, or herding together in turbulent mobs? No – no, your lean, hungry men who are continually worrying society, and setting the whole community by the ears. – Washington Irving

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Honest good humor is the oil and wine of a merry meeting, and there is no jovial companionship equal to that where the jokes are rather small and laughter abundant. – Washington Irving

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A kind heart is a fountain of gladness, making everything in its vicinity freshen into smiles. – Washington Irving

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

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

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Dignity belongs to the conquered. – Kenneth Burke

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

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