Quotes About Modesty

A root is a flower that disdains fame.

We'd like to be humble...but what if no one notices?

Do not look only at yourself, and you will see much. Do not justify yourself, and you will be distinguished. Do not brag, and you will have merit. Do not be prideful, and your work will endure.

Learn to humble yourself, you are but earth and clay.

When people begin to praise us, let us hurry to remember the multitude of ours transgressions, and we will see that we are truly unworthy of that which they say and do in our honor.

As water and fire oppose one another when combined, so are self-justification and humility opposed to one another.

Don't be cocky. Don't be flashy. There's always someone better than you.

For example, Michael Jordan earns $100million a year but continues to play basketball and remains a modest human being.

The less people speak of their greatness, the more we think of it.

Dead, we are revealed in our true dimensions, and they are surprisingly modest.

Truth is more important than modesty

Confidence is not arrogance.

Excellence will give you the recognition you crave for, but humility will keep you standing longer than expected.

You don't need to blow the trumpet when you accomplished something because your work, your action will speak itself.

Neither boost about your own strength nor dignity but the sacred grace of God.

As rice grows riper, the lower it bows its head. Never lose your humility while you grow.

The path to wisdom is paved with humility.

Humility is a byproduct of enduring success.

Seasoning one's claims with self-irony and modesty, cultivating a tolerance for moral ambiguity, periodically practicing normative reticence, building up a resistance to the pleasure of purity, minding your own business, doing what you can to forget to wreak vengeance, defending negative freedom even if there is no such thing, and playing around are the best you can do. But that's quite a lot.

beautiful. Untarnished by the touches of other men, unencumbered with pride and vanity

The elder generation may also take the opportunity to grow. Becoming a grandparent is the crowning event for many people, so why should it present a challenge? Because the rules are about to change, and promoting harmony in the family under new circumstances takes patience and modesty. It requires that the elder generation adopt a long view.

The problem was that I'd never worn a bikini before. My dad doesn't allow them. He thinks even one-pieces show too much skin and constantly suggests that Jane and I wear wet suits.

When a woman veils her body in modest clothing, she is not hiding herself from men. On the contrary, she is revealing her dignity to them.

You will not lift the veil of my body until you lift the veil over my face.