"The thing about dignity: it can be destroyed, but not taken unless it's given away. It can always be beautified."

Character, Dignity, Strength, Choice, Honor

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"The thing about dignity: it can be destroyed, but not taken unless it's given away. It can always be beautified."

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"The presence of a noble nature, generous in its wishes, ardent in its charity, changes the lights for us: we begin to see things again in their larger, quieter masses, and to believe that we too can be seen and judged in the wholeness of our character."

George Eliot, British Author

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"Failures make character, not success."

Abhijit Naskar, Indian Author

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"Trials makes you to develop the qualities of a successful man."

Sunday Adelaja, Nigerian Author

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"When a foundation is built following sound structural principles, with solid, high-quality materials, anything that is layered on top is more secure, durable, and resilient. Your integrity works the same way."

Susan C. Young, American Author

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"Three essential virtues are patient, loyalty and kindness."

Lailah Gifty Akita, Ghanaian Author

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"Your patient has become humble; have you drawn his attention to the fact? All virtues are less formidable to us once the man is aware that he has them, but this is specially true of humility."

C. S. Lewis, British Author

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"Fruits of the spirit in the man attract others to him."

Sunday Adelaja, Nigerian Author

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"Instead of trying to be taller than others, stronger than others, more superior to others, try to be gentler than others, more compassionate than others, fairer than others!"

Mehmet Murat ildan, Turkish Philosopher

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"If you treat yourself well, you will be good to others."

Lailah Gifty Akita, Ghanaian Author

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"Strive to be a person of character not a person of power."

Debasish Mridha, American Author

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"If you weren't built for this life, you'd be dead by now. i think the problem is people don't share enough of their pain with the world, so they never know who else is in pain, too, and what others are going through. we're never really alone in anything."

Support, Pain, Life, Sharing, Strength

"Some days I feel like I will die for them. Some days, with them."

Devotion, Intensity, Love, Sacrifice

"I will help build your museum. When you run out of space to hang your work. You can hang your work in mine."

Support, Art, Creation, Space

"I sometimes sit on my roof. Not to be closer to god. To be further from y'all."

Isolation, Solitude, Distance, People, Peace

"Because you thought love was just gonna be there. You weren't taught that it had to be made, it had to be mixed, kneaded, recycled. Over and over, you have to keep creating it. Over and over with everyone you love. Over and over."

Creation, Love, Effort, Commitment

"Once a year I need to hear you tell me how proud you are of me for growing a little more."

Affection, Growth, Validation, Recognition, Love

"There are institutions filled with people who talk to god. we've labeled and drugged them."

Critique, Religion, Madness, Society, Truth

"Your dreams are so far outside of your comfort zone, you've convinced yourself you don't dream at all."

Aspiration, Dream, Fear, Comfort, Belief

"They sit there shouting "Don't do it." Someone told them revolution looked like the Cosby Show. A slight tug with a good lesson. Revolution is a tough struggle between what was and what needs to be."

Activism, Revolution, Change, Truth, Struggle

"The meetings and marches and vigils are cool, but if the enemy isn't present, you're just talking slick to a can of oil."

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