A COLLECTION OF GOOD WORDS
尊严
Dignity
It is not the quantity but the quality of knowledge which determines the mind's dignity.
决定心灵尊严的不是知识的数量，而是知识的质量。
Humor is an affirmation of dignity, a declaration of man's superiority to all that befalls him.
幽默是对尊严的肯定，是人类对降临在他身上的一切的优越性的宣示。
At night, when the curtains are drawn and the fire flickers, my books attain a collective dignity.
晚上，当窗帘拉上，炉火摇曳，我的书获得了集体的尊严。
It's up to us to take pop culture back and to express quality and dignity for both boys and girls.
我们要做的是把流行文化带回来，为男孩和女孩表达品质和尊严。
Women of every age and size really just want to look sexy, while retaining their power and dignity.
任何年龄和体型的女性都想看起来性感，同时保持她们的权力和尊严。
The only kind of dignity which is genuine is that which is not diminished by the indifference of others.
真正的尊严是不因他人的冷漠而减少的尊严。
No race can prosper till it learns that there is as much dignity in tilling a field as in writing a poem.
没有一个种族能够繁荣昌盛，除非它知道耕种田地和写诗一样有尊严。
The decision whether or not to bear a child is central to a woman's life, to her well being, and her dignity.
是否生孩子的决定对一个女人的生活、她的幸福和她的尊严至关重要。
One's dignity may be assaulted, vandalized and cruelly mocked, but cannot be taken away unless it is surrendered.
一个人的尊严可能会受到侵犯、破坏和残酷的嘲笑，但只有交出尊严，才能被夺走。
Official dignity tends to increase in inverse ratio to the importance of the country in which the office is held.
官员的尊严往往与任职国家的重要性成反比。
There is a healthful hardiness about real dignity that never dreads contact and communion with others however humble.
真正的尊严有一种健康的坚韧不拔的精神，它从不畏惧与他人的接触和交流，无论他人多么卑微。
I was interested in maintaining the dignity and the hearts of the songs, letting them breathe and become what they are.
我感兴趣的是保持歌曲的尊严和心灵，让它们呼吸，让它们成为真正的自己。
KEEP EXPLORING
沿着这个主题，再读几句。
There is no dignity in a crying toothpick.
哭喊的牙签没有尊严。
My dignity and good television - they'll never meet.
我的尊严和好的电视——他们永远不会见面。
If you make a fool of yourself, you can do it with dignity, without taking your pants down. And if you do take your pants down, you can still do it with dignity.
如果你出丑了，你可以很有尊严地做这件事，而不用脱掉裤子。如果你真的脱下裤子，你仍然可以很有尊严地做这件事。
Someone who is worthy of your love will never put you in a situation where you feel you must sacrifice your dignity, your integrity, or your self-worth to be with them.
值得你爱的人永远不会让你觉得为了和他们在一起，你必须牺牲自己的尊严、正直或自我价值。
The degree in which a poet's imagination dominates reality is, in the end, the exact measure of his importance and dignity.
诗人的想象力支配现实的程度，说到底，正是衡量他的重要性和尊严的准确尺度。
Those who insist on the dignity of their office show they have not deserved it.
那些坚持自己职位尊严的人，表明他们不配得到这份尊严。