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Dignity Quotes - Page 5

There is no worse material poverty, I am keen to stress, than the poverty which prevents people from earning their bread and deprives them of the dignity of work.

Pope Francis' address to the Centesimus Annus pro Pontifice Foundation at the Clementine Hall, w2.vatican.va. May 25, 2013.

All is ephemeral - fame and the famous as well.

"Meditations" by Marcus Aurelius, Book IV, (35), (c. 161 - 180 AD).

One of the greatest dignities of humankind is that each successive generation is invested in the welfare of each new generation.

Fred Rogers (2006). “Wisdom from the World According to Mister Rogers: Important Things to Remember”, p.85, Peter Pauper Press, Inc.

I won't live to see the death-with-dignity movement reach critical mass, but I call on you to carry it forward.

"Brittany Maynard: A Tragedy, But Not a Controversy" by Margie Omero, www.huffingtonpost.com. October 31, 2014.

Whenever you are engaged in work that serves humanity and is for the building of humanity, it has dignity and it has worth.

"Workers' rights are under threat across the world" by Keith Ewing, www.theguardian.com. April 4, 2011.