Philip Massinger Quotes

Real worth requires no interpreter: its everyday deeds form its emblem.

You can be deprived of your money, your job and your home by someone else, but remember that no one can ever take away your honor.

No one can disgrace us but ourselves.

All of us wish for a dignity that commands respect. But few have it.

Come on, just because I'm an entertainer it doesn't mean I don't have any dignity!

I don't care what you say about me. Just spell the name right.

When I severe my connections with the A.I.A. I do so with my own self respect, as a matter of pride and I am sure within your knowledge of my character.

Respect is not ever assigned; it's earned.

To be without silver is better than to be without honor.

The value of a man is in his intrinsic qualities: in that of which power cannot strip him and which adverse fortune cannot take away. That for which he is indebted to circumstances is mere trapping and tinsel.

Dignity of position adds to dignity of character, as well as to dignity of carriage. Give us a proud position, and we are impelled to act up to it.

When the sacredness of one's word is matched in the attributes of his character throughout, all that constitutes a man, then we find that there is something in a man's life greater than his occupation or his achievements; grander than acquisition or wealth; higher than genius; more enduring than fame.

Dignity does not consist in possessing honors, but in deserving them.

It is not what he had, or even what he does which expresses the worth of a man, but what he is.

I'm more interested in being good than being famous.

Men are not great or small because of their material possessions. They are great or small because of what they are.

My character and good name are in my own keeping. Life with disgrace is dreadful. A glorious death is to be envied.

I would not do anything to besmirch my reputation any further than it has already been.

Better to be disliked than pitied.

I may be revered or defamed and decried; But I tried to live my life right.

The only shame is to have none.

I firmly believe that respect is a lot more important, and a lot greater, than popularity.

Character is one of most precious parts of you. You can't get involved in things that will damage your character.

Self-praise is for losers. Be a winner. Stand for something. Always have class, and be humble.

Dignity is not negotiable. Dignity is the honor of the family.