“The dignity of his office is never impaired by the absence of efforts on his part to maintain it.”

“Patriotism… is a superstition artificially created and maintained through a network of lies and falsehoods; a superstition that robs man of his self-respect and dignity, and increases his arrogance and conceit.”

“It is very difficult for somebody to get into his shoes. He is a cricketer who never compromised his dignity and always played with determination.”

“On the contrary, there is something pleasing about his mouth when he
speaks. And there is something of dignity in the way his trousers cling to those most English parts
of him.”

“The real Tragedy is the tragedy of the man who never in his life braces himself for his one supreme effort-he never stretches to his full capacity, never stands up to his full stature.”

“He made it a part of his religion never to say grace to his meat.”

“Want keeps pace with dignity. Destitute of the lawful means of supporting his rank, his dignity presents a motive for malversation, and his power furnishes the means.”

“Courage is not the absence of fear, but simply moving on with dignity despite that fear.”

“They (Thucydides and Xenophon) maintained the dignity of history.”

“If a man is not ready to risk his life, where is his dignity?”