Self-respect is the fruit of discipline; the sense of dignity grows with the ability to say no to oneself.

Quote by Abraham J Heschel

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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...

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 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...

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...

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...

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...

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

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

Truth is the only merit that gives dignity and worth to history

Truth is the only merit that gives dignity and worth to history

They say love is like a bar of soap. Why? Because once you think you...

They say love is like a bar of soap. Why? Because once you think you...

Truth cannot be constructed. To live in ideology is, as Havel so eloquently reminds us,...

Truth cannot be constructed. To live in ideology is, as Havel so eloquently reminds us,...

A truth that's told with bad intent beats all the lies you can invent.

A truth that's told with bad intent beats all the lies you can invent.

It is a great mystery that though the human heart longs for Truth, in which...

It is a great mystery that though the human heart longs for Truth, in which...

Women love the lie that saves their pride, but never an unflattering truth

Women love the lie that saves their pride, but never an unflattering truth

I never did give anybody hell. I just told the truth and they thought it...

I never did give anybody hell. I just told the truth and they thought it...

One of the favorite maxims of my father was the distinction between the two sorts...

One of the favorite maxims of my father was the distinction between the two sorts...

Truth is not determined by majority vote.

Truth is not determined by majority vote.

The truth that many people never understand, until it is too late, is that the...

The truth that many people never understand, until it is too late, is that the...

The ideals which have always shone before me and filled me with the joy of...

The ideals which have always shone before me and filled me with the joy of...

The truth of the matter is that you always know the right thing to do....

The truth of the matter is that you always know the right thing to do....