The possession of land seems to be a greater gratification to the pride and independence of men.

Integrity is critical to our lives - and to our dreams of achievement. We must remember that without integrity, nothing else matters and that with integrity, nothing else matters.

Pride slays thanksgiving, but a humble mind is the soil out of which thanks naturally grow. A proud man is seldom a grateful man, for he never thinks he gets as much as he deserves.

Sweet mercy is nobility's true badge.

Religion in its humility restores man to his only dignity, the courage to live by grace.

Work is about more than making a living, as vital as that is. It's fundamental to human dignity, to our sense of self-worth as useful, independent, free people.

Pride, envy, avarice - these are the sparks have set on fire the hearts of all men.

No one has a greater asset for his business than a man's pride in his work.

A passionate belief in your business and personal objectives can make all the difference between success and failure. If you aren't proud of what you're doing, why should anybody else be?

It is not wealth one asks for, but just enough to preserve one's dignity, to work unhampered, to be generous, frank and independent.

Pride is tough. You go to high school, and its 'pride,' 'courage;' it's all these types of words that we use to motivate us. I don't think there's anywhere in the Scriptures through the saints' lives where pride was ever a positive characteristic of anybody.

Humble souls are fearful of their own strength.

Pride is ugly. It says, 'If you succeed, I am a failure.'

Inner beauty should be the most important part of improving one's self.

Purity is the feminine, truth the masculine of honor.

The man who cannot believe in himself cannot believe in anything else. The basis of all integrity and character is whatever faith we have in our own integrity.

People who are in jobs are striving to gain the most they can before they die through financial means, through their flesh, the lust of their flesh and man's drive for power. But as believers we are to be the opposite. We are to be humble, not prideful. We are to think of things that are true, whatever is noble, and whatever is worthy.

Education is a human right - a recognition of dignity that each person should be afforded.

A proud man is seldom a grateful man, for he never thinks he gets as much as he deserves.

It's my view that human dignity - an attribute which for years has been taken by the Left in British politics - resides in fact in Tory values of independence, individuality and self determination.

If thou desire the love of God and man, be humble, for the proud heart, as it loves none but itself, is beloved of none but itself. Humility enforces where neither virtue, nor strength, nor reason can prevail.

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

Pride slays thanksgiving, but a humble mind is the soil out of which thanks naturally grow. A proud man is seldom a grateful man, for he never thinks he gets as much as he deserves.

Staring prejudice in the face imposes a cruel discipline: to structure your anger, to achieve a certain dignity, an angry dignity.

The knowledge of yourself will preserve you from vanity.

There is no respect for others without humility in one's self.

Your state of health, mental or physical, has no bearing on your dignity.

Nothing has been purchased more dearly than the little bit of reason and sense of freedom which now constitutes our pride.

That's what Pride really is: A chance for people who are extremely queer to feel, once-a-year, extremely normal.

Humility is a great quality of leadership which derives respect and not just fear or hatred.

All anyone asks for is a chance to work with pride.

To free us from the expectations of others, to give us back to ourselves - there lies the great, singular power of self-respect.

Discipline is based on pride, on meticulous attention to details, and on mutual respect and confidence. Discipline must be a habit so ingrained that it is stronger than the excitement of the goal or the fear of failure.

What is pride? A rocket that emulates the stars.

Honor is simply the morality of superior men.

Humility was considered a great virtue in my family household. No show of complacency or self-satisfaction was ever tolerated. Patting yourself on the back was definitely not encouraged, and pleasure or pride would be punishable by death.

Respect for the dignity of the human person is the foundational principle of any just society. From a Catholic perspective, it also forms the foundation of all of our Church's social teachings.

It's only when you grow up, and step back from him, or leave him for your own career and your own home - it's only then that you can measure his greatness and fully appreciate it. Pride reinforces love.

America was born out of a desire for self-determination, a longing for the human dignity that only independence can bring.

True humility is intelligent self respect which keeps us from thinking too highly or too meanly of ourselves. It makes us modest by reminding us how far we have come short of what we can be.

By indignities men come to dignities.

Real nobility is based on scorn, courage, and profound indifference.

Integrity reveals beauty.

Civility is the recognition that all people have dignity that's inherent to their person, no matter their religion, race, gender, sexuality, or ability.

Patriotism demands the ability to feel shame as much as to feel pride.

There is nothing noble in being superior to your fellow men. True nobility lies in being superior to your former self.

In my old age I've come to find that if you respect other people, you feel better about yourself.

When an individual is protesting society's refusal to acknowledge his dignity as a human being, his very act of protest confers dignity on him.

I think that anything that begins to give people a sense of their own worth and dignity is God.

My pride fell with my fortunes.

Humility is the gateway into the grace and the favor of God.

The real pride, the real present, is your health and your longevity. My whole career, I have never done anything where competition was involved with weight loss.

Humility is truth.

A people that values its privileges above its principles soon loses both.

I have no right, by anything I do or say, to demean a human being in his own eyes. What matters is not what I think of him; it is what he thinks of himself. To undermine a man's self-respect is a sin.

Integrity of life is fame's best friend, which nobly, beyond death, shall crown in the end.

I will give you a definition of a proud man: he is a man who has neither vanity nor wisdom one filled with hatreds cannot be vain, neither can he be wise.

Pride is a time to celebrate our community, publicly display our love for one another, and continue our protest of equality that stems back to the BlackCat and Stonewall Riots.

Self-esteem is as important to our well-being as legs are to a table. It is essential for physical and mental health and for happiness.

I believe that we must maintain pride in the knowledge that the actions we take, based on our own decisions and choices as individuals, link directly to the magnificent challenge of transforming human history.

Humility and knowledge in poor clothes excel pride and ignorance in costly attire.

The kind of beauty I want most is the hard-to-get kind that comes from within - strength, courage, dignity.

Human dignity is based upon freedom, and freedom upon human dignity. The one presupposes the other.