“I’ve known people that the world has thrown everything at to discourage them…to break their spirit. And yet something about them retains a dignity. They face life and don’t ask quarters.”
-Horton Foote
Definition:
- calm, serious, and controlled behaviour that makes people respect you (Cambridge)
- The quality or state of being worthy, honored, or esteemed (M-W)
Vices:
- Excess: Egoism and delusions of self-grandeur
- Deficiency: Crudeness, a lack of refinement