One can easily judge the character of a person by the way they treat people who can do nothing for them. – Proverb

Be thou incapable of change in that which is right, and men will rely upon thee. Establish unto thyself principles of action; and see that thou ever act according to them. First know that thy principles are just, and then be thou – Akhenaton

Dignity does not consist in possessing honors, but in deserving them. – Aristotle