As entrepreneurs, we often put our businesses and pursuits above all else. We work hard to be successful, and in the process, we sometimes lose sight of what’s really important. But no matter how busy we get, it’s important to remember that at the end of the day, we are still human beings with feelings and a sense of dignity. In this compilation of dignity quotes, you’ll find words of wisdom from some of history’s most renowned thinkers. Take a few minutes to read through these quotes and reflect on how you can infuse more dignity into your life and business.

1. If you are going down with dignity, you will be admired as if you are going up! — Mehmet Murat ildan

2. A presidential campaign may easily degenerate into a mere personal contest, and so lose its real dignity. There is no indispensable man. — Woodrow Wilson

3. There is something to be said for anyone who sits alone with dignity and silently begs for God. — Rumi

4. No work is insignificant. All labor that uplifts humanity has dignity and importance and should be undertaken with painstaking excellence. — Martin Luther King Jr.

5. No work is insignificant. All labor that uplifts humanity has dignity — Martin Luther King

6. No one should be put on trial without a valid reason. Former President Morsi must be treated with dignity. These are the conditions of national reconciliation. — Mohamed Elbaradei

7. I believe that there’s a way to question authority with manners, with dignity. There’s no reason to be rude about it. — Nicolas Cage

8. Politeness [is] a sign of dignity, not subservience. — Theodore Roosevelt

9. We grant God the possession of all the qualities of mind except the one that keeps the others healthy; that watches over their dignity; that focuses their vision true––humor. — Mark Twain

10. If we’re told that human ain’t the highest among creatures, then it’d be difficult to raise human dignity into current level. — Toba Beta, Master of Stupidity

11. The most important thing is our dignity. If we have that we can survive on bread and water. — Richard Flanagan, Notes on an Exodus

12. That is the truth about man–that he has a curious kind of dignity, but also a curious kind of misery, and that these forms of agnosticism don’t understand. — Reinhold Niebuhr

13. If we’re told that human ain’t the highest among creatures, then it’d be difficult to raise human dignity into current level. — Toba Beta, Master of Stupidity

14. It is not the quantity but the quality of knowledge which determines the mind’s dignity. — William Ellery Channing

15. Your personal dignity was always more important to you than mere emotion, wasn’t it? — Rachel Caine, Bitter Blood

16. To be able to live each day with honor, respect and dignity is the greatest achievement of all. — Roopleen

17. America was born out of a desire for self–determination, a longing for the human dignity that only independence can bring. — Maurice Saatchi

18. If we estimate dignity by immediate usefulness, agriculture is undoubtedly the first and noblest science. — Samuel Johnson

19. We’ve got to stand together with @unitehere11 for affordable health care and fair wages. a job is about more than just a paycheck. it’s about dignity. — joe biden

20. Do not let anyone to cage your freedom. Fight for your Freedom and dignity — Mohammed Sekouty

21. ‘on Lee as commander: ”He had a cheerful dignity and could praise them (his men) without seeming to court their favor.’ — Shelby Foote, The Civil War, Vol. 1: Fort Sumter to Perryville

22. The dignity of man lies in his ability to face reality in all its meaningless–ness. — Martin Esslin

23. Dignity impacts how you are perceived and received when making a first impression. — Susan C. Young, The Art of Being: 8 Ways to Optimize Your Presence & Essence for Positive Impact

24. A nation discovers its truest dignity when it cherishes the dignity of those from whom it has not heard for a very long time. — Sally Magnusson, Where Memories Go

25. Every man [human being] is an heir to a legacy of dignity and worth — Martin Luther King

26. When you live with dignity no man will ever take it. Live without it and every boy will steal it. — Shannon L. Alder

27. There is plenty of dignity in just holding on — Steven Erikson, The Crippled God

28. Where, but in the simplicity of the Gospel, can you hear about both the dignity of man and the misery of man? — Reinhold Niebuhr

29. Soul, if you want to learn secrets, your heart must forget about shame and dignity. You are God’s lover, yet you worry what people are saying. — Rumi

30. The eyes of such a nation (living godly) shall view a land that stretches afar. Talking about global influence, authority, dignity and respect. — Sunday Adelaja

31. If you look into the religions, they have this deep idea of human dignity and the source of dignity being conscience. — Martha Nussbaum

32. One’s dignity may be assaulted, vandalized and cruelly mocked, but it can never be taken away unless it is surrendered. — Michael J. Fox

33. I would like to be remembered as someone who gave it all and went for it all, As a woman of strong conviction, character, dignity, and talent who always put God first. — Zulay Henao

34. Life is an unanswered question, but let’s still believe in the dignity and importance of the question. — Tennessee Williams

35. I hope to die with dignity and not be on my death bed pondering the afterlife wearing a diaper named Depends. — Stanley Victor Paskavich

36. All lived lives of dignity and repression. — Mary Lou Foster Cooper

37. Public Opinion… an attempt to organize the ignorance of the community, and to elevate it to the dignity of physical force. — Oscar Wilde

38. The slogan of the revolution was dignity, social justice, and freedom. You cannot have dignity or social justice or freedom without women. — Nawal El Saadawi

39. To be able to live each day with honor, respect and dignity is the greatest achievement of all. — Roopleen

40. You will finally have dignity when you realize that you are not on the path, but have become the path for others. — Shannon L. Alder

41. The world knows of Rosa Parks because of a single, simple act of dignity and courage that struck a lethal blow to the foundations of legal bigotry. — William J. Clinton

42. Don’t be disquieted in time of adversity. Be firm with dignity and self–reliant with vigor.–Chiang Kai — Shek

43. He main retain his human dignity even in a concentration camp. Dostoevsky said once, ‘There is only one thing that I dread: not to be worthy of my sufferings’. — Viktor E. Frankl

44. Dignity is not negotiable. Dignity is the honor of the family. — Vartan Gregorian

45. What I learned best at Miss White’s school was that I was a person with dignity and self–respect, and I should not set my sights lower than anybody else just because I was black. — Rosa Parks

46. For the people of Israel and America are historic partners in the global quest for human dignity and freedom. We will always remain at each other’s side. — Ronald Reagan

47. I’m not obliged to defend your dignity. Provided you have any. — Rachel Caine, Last Breath

48. To assert dignity is to lose it. — Rex Stout, The League of Frightened Men

49. Chasing a person doesn’t give you value or build values in you. You earn your value by chasing morality and practicing dignity. — Shannon L. Alder

50. Democracy is not just the right to vote, it is the right to live in dignity. — Naomi Klein

Dignity is an essential trait of being a human, and it is important to remember that it is something we all possess. We should strive to cultivate our own self-respect and recognize the dignity of others. No matter what life brings our way, we should never forget that we are all worthy of respect and should never settle for anything less.