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Here is some advice on maintaining dignity from The Doctrine of Virtue, Part III: On Servility, Section 12:

Be no man's lackey.
Do not let others tread with impunity on your right.
Do not accept favors you don't require.
Do not become a parasite, or a flatterer, or a beggar (these are all the same thing).
Be thrifty, as to avoid destitution.
Complaining, even crying out over bodily pain, is unworthy.
Do not kneel or prostrate yourself on the ground, as doing so subjects oneself to false humility before an idol, rather than true humility under the bounds of reason.