A test of a people is how it behaves toward the old. It is easy to love children. Even tyrants and dictators make a point of being fond of children. But the affection and care for the old, the incurable,…

Quote by Abraham J Heschel

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Truth is the cry of many, but the game of the few

Truth is the cry of many, but the game of the few

A test of a people is how it behaves toward the old. It is easy...

A test of a people is how it behaves toward the old. It is easy...

Self-respect is the fruit of discipline; the sense of dignity grows with the ability to...

Self-respect is the fruit of discipline; the sense of dignity grows with the ability to...

A religious man is a person who holds God and man in one thought at...

A religious man is a person who holds God and man in one thought at...

A religious man is a person who holds God and man in one thought at...

A religious man is a person who holds God and man in one thought at...

When I was young, I admired clever people. Now that I am old, I admire...

When I was young, I admired clever people. Now that I am old, I admire...

In a controversy, the instant we feel anger, we have already ceased striving for truth...

In a controversy, the instant we feel anger, we have already ceased striving for truth...

Self-respect is the fruit of discipline; the sense of dignity grows with the ability to...

Self-respect is the fruit of discipline; the sense of dignity grows with the ability to...

The friendships which last are those wherein each friend respects the other's dignity to the...

The friendships which last are those wherein each friend respects the other's dignity to the...

The most attractive quality of all is dignity.

The most attractive quality of all is dignity.

Dignity belongs to the conquered

Dignity belongs to the conquered

Be strong. Live honorably and with dignity. When you don't think you can, hold on.

Be strong. Live honorably and with dignity. When you don't think you can, hold on.

Pride and dignity would belong to women if only men would leave them alone

Pride and dignity would belong to women if only men would leave them alone

The truth [is] that there is only one terminal dignity - love. And the story...

The truth [is] that there is only one terminal dignity - love. And the story...

Dignity is like a perfume; those who use it are scarcely conscious of it

Dignity is like a perfume; those who use it are scarcely conscious of it

Childhood is a short season.

Childhood is a short season.

The friendships which last are those wherein each friend respects the other's dignity to the...

The friendships which last are those wherein each friend respects the other's dignity to the...

You can preserve many things in addiction...except your dignity.

You can preserve many things in addiction...except your dignity.

Never take a person's dignity: it is worth everything to them, and nothing to you.

Never take a person's dignity: it is worth everything to them, and nothing to you.

True dignity is never gained by place, and never lost when honors are withdrawn

True dignity is never gained by place, and never lost when honors are withdrawn

A well ordered society would be one where the State only had a negative action,...

A well ordered society would be one where the State only had a negative action,...

There exist only three beings worthy of respect: the priest, the soldier, the poet. To...

There exist only three beings worthy of respect: the priest, the soldier, the poet. To...

If you think you can do it, or you think you can't do it, You...

If you think you can do it, or you think you can't do it, You...