Quotes About Modesty

Akl? ba??nda insan, haddini bilen insand?r

It is common knowledge that no man that women flock to boasts of his conquests. Those who do, lie.

the Nordic concept of janteloven, which meant: Don't think you're so special—remember that the nail that sticks out is the one the hammer hits.

Estados Unidos fue fundado por peregrinos, pioneros y modestos inmigrantes, con una ética de trabajo duro y valor ante la adversidad. El oro ha puesto en evidencia lo peor del carácter americano: la codicia y la violencia.»

Crecí en su escuela estoica: evitar toda ostentación y despilfarro, no quejarse, aguantar, cumplir, no pedir ni esperar nada, valerse sola, ayudar y servir a otros sin hacer alarde.

People in New Zealand go out of their way to not be impressed by things.

I have zero ego.

I don't usually show a lot of cleavage, it's not in my comfort zone.

The superior man is modest in his speech, but excels in his actions.

Humility is no substitute for a good personality.

They are proud in humility; proud that they are not proud.

Costly thy habit as thy purse can buy, But not express'd in fancy; rich, not gaudy; For the apparel oft proclaims the man.

You never say a word of yourself, dear Lady Grey. You have that dreadful sin of anti-egotism.

There is nothing wrong with sobriety in moderation.

Have more than thou showest, Speak less than thou knowest.

Do you wish men to speak well of you? Then never speak well of yourself.

The English instinctively admire any man who has no talent and is modest about it.

In some remote regions of Islam it is said, a woman caught unveiled by a stranger will raise her skirt to cover her face.

Orthodox criticism ... is a murderer of talent. And because the most modest and sensitive people are the most talented, having the most imagination and sympathy, these are the first ones to get killed off.

Don't be so humble. You're not that great.

I was born modest; not all over, but in spots.

A modest man is usually admired - if people ever hear of him.

'Umble we are, 'umble we have been, 'umble we shall ever be.

If I cannot brag of knowing something, then I brag of not knowing it, at any rate, brag.