Quotes About Modesty

Keep your identity small.

The Kiss 'I saw you take his kiss!' "Tis true.' 'O modesty!' "Twas strictly kept: He thought me asleep—at least, I knew He thought I thought he thought I slept.

such modesty and shame in a whore! Just

Él era demasiado joven para saber el impudor que hay en la inmovilidad y el silencio.

When people praise us, we should always keep a close eye on how we behave

And I'm going to hold on to what little I have, because I'm too insignificant to conquer the world.

But the important lesson which he taught me was that if one would be happy he must not raise his head above his neighbor's. "He who raises his head above the heads of others," Mr. Kung said, "will sooner or later be decapitated.

A person who respects herself isn't boastful or pushy but is secure in a way that inspires confidence.

Strive not with your superiors in argument, but always submit your judgment to others with modesty.

Karate aims to build character, improve human behavior, and cultivate modesty; it does not, however, guarantee it.

I think you can be contemporary without taking your clothes off.

Immodest and attractive is easy. Modest and repulsive is easy too. But modest and attractive is an art form.

I know I'm a million times as humble as thou art!

Excusations, cessions, modesty itself well governed, are but arts of ostentation.

As I said, i'm very quiet, i don't go around saying "I'm awesome!" but when I brought in my portfolio into DreamWorks and showed them what I could do, my art style is a lot wilder than I am.

The trend towards pure art betrays not arrogance, as is often thought, but modesty. Art that has rid itself of human pathos is a thing without consequence.

She's staring down her desires, while they're staring down her dress.

Forgot the blush that virgin fears impart To modest cheeks, and borrowed one from art.

The musician is perhaps the most modest of animals, but he is also the proudest. It is he who invented the sublime art of ruining poetry.

You can't change your attitude because you're the champion. I've always kept my feet on the ground and never wanted to change.

You don't need to show off your body to catch a boy's eye. You'd best learn that early on, or you'll be bringing home the worst sort of boy.

He stepped forward, and as he did the left side of his coconut brassiere slipped down, revealing his left nipple. He shoved the coconut back into place. He didn't want to look unprofessional.

If you're humble before the numbers, the rewards are significant.

Lots of people don't talk about their military service." "I bet heroes do." "No. A pretty accurate rule of thumb is the people who did the most talk about it the least. The blowhards are the ones who did squat.