indignities

Meaning

of Indignity

Synonyms

Examples

There is a decivilizing bug somewhere at work; unconsciously persons of stern worth, by not resenting and resisting the small indignities of the times, are preparing themselves for the eventual acceptance of what they themselves know they don't want. E. B. White

Up with life. Stamp out all small and large indignities. Leave everyone alone to make it without pressure. Down with hurting. Lower the standard of living. Do without plastics. Smash the servo-mechanisms. Stop grabbing. Snuff the breeze and hug the kids. Love all love. Hate all hate. John D. MacDonald

By indignities men come to dignities. Francis Bacon

There is a touch of divinity even in brutes, and a special halo about a horse, that should forever exempt him from indignities. Herman Melville

No day-to-day mishaps or indignities can really compromise your sense of self after you've survived a deep tragedy. Kelsey Grammer

The dead in heaven is too happy to grieve for indignities to his corpse; the dead in hell has too much else to grieve for. Darkovan Proverb