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Dignity

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Dignity
See also Noblemindedness.
cherub
celestial being symbolizing dignity, glory, and honor. [Heraldry: Halberts, 23]
cloves
symbolic of stateliness. [Plant Symbolism and Folklore: Jobes, 350]
dahlia
symbol of dignity. [Flower Symbolism: Jobes, 406]
ermine
fur which represents nobility. [Heraldry: Halberts, 13]
strawberry
symbolizes esteem. [Flower Symbolism: Flora Symbolica, 177]
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pursued and scorned of fate, I have again allowed myself to abjure my own dignity.
Poor Folk by Dostoyevsky, Fyodor View in context
"Yes," said the Horse; "if any remains out of what I am now eating I will give it you for the sake of my own superior dignity, and if you will come when I reach my own stall in the evening, I will give you a little sack full of barley.
Fables by Aesop View in context
"It is very true," said the Poodle, with austere dignity, "that I am small; but, sir, I beg to observe that I am all dog.
Fantastic-Fables by Bierce, Ambrose View in context
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