Quotes about Dignity
Yet even more than He made man and woman for the sake of work, He made work for the sake of man and woman— because only through work could they become truly godlike. It's
- Scott Hahn
Thus, the founder of Opus Dei, though he was a priest, did not seek to gather power to the clergy. In fact, he wanted the Catholic laity to discover their own dignity and assume the responsibilities that came with baptism.
- Scott Hahn
There is no work, however vile or sordid, that does not glisten before God.
- John Calvin
We are not to look to what men in themselves deserve but to attend to the image of God which exists in all and to which we owe all honor and love.
- John Calvin
It teaches us not to regard others according to their own merits, but to consider in them the image of God to which we owe both honor and love.
- John Calvin
We should forever keep in mind that we must not brood on the wickedness of man, but realize that he is God's image bearer.
- John Calvin
We are not to reflect on the wickedness of men but to look to the image of God in them, an image which, covering and obliterating their faults, an image which, by its beauty and dignity, should allure us to love and embrace them.
- John Calvin
You are earth; he whom you tread upon is no less, and he that treads upon you is no more.
- John Donne
Little people belittle people. Great people make people feel great.
- Rick Warren
This is about respect for women, the judgments that women make and their doctors about their reproductive health. It's an important part of who women are, their reproductive health.
- Barack Obama
The most obscene symbol in human history is the Cross; yet in its ugliness it remains the most eloquent testimony to human dignity.
- RC Sproul
If either wealth or poverty are come by honesty, there is no shame.
- Confucius