Quotes About Modesty

A so called 'bad bi...' doesn't need to keep reminding other's that she's a bad bi.... She keeps her lips sealed and takes the compliments.

Ladies we're all beautiful ...But those who boast about it and think being beautiful is a talent are simply idiots.

Just because I'm confident...doesn't mean I'm cocky!

If you are strong & talented, you do not need to run around and tell everyone about it. It speaks for itself. Work hard in silence. Let success make the noise.

You are not even cute enough to be that egotistical...please stop.

Comparing oneself with Galileo or Einstein is certainly good for the ego, provided one refrains from going into too much detail.

All self-importance is a form of self-pity in disguise.

It is very easy to overestimate the importance of our own achievements in comparison with what we owe others.

Modesty is an excuse for sloppiness, laziness, self-indulgence; small ambitions evoke small efforts.

Proclaim not all thou knowest

Perhaps people, and kids especially, are spoiled today, because all the kids today have cars, it seems. When I was young you were lucky to have a bike.

Be modest in your behavior, if you really want to overcome arrogance. If you boast about your achievements and praise yourself, you will look dumb. People will assume you to be a snob. If you have done something that is praiseworthy, then let others decide.

Speak less than you know; have more than you show

Teach your child to be modest. He or she doesn't need to have everything desired.

Watch out for that thin line between confident and cocky.

The British tend to shy away from the spotlight. We don't like being singled out in any way, and I think that is something which is important for me to learn to do.

There could be no extreme vanity in my recognition of myself, if in fact there could be any at all.

It's a fine line between being boastful and being grateful...

Someone once told me that something they really liked about me was that they thought that I was really down to earth and not high-maintenance. I think that was cool. It's important to stay grounded.

Those jeans're so tight I can see your religion

breathtakingly lewd exhibition of modesty.

A woman has either something to put on or nothing to take off.

Little persons try to be perfect while great ones do not know they are great.

Men are attached to two types of women : those who wear well and those who wear little.