Quotes About Modesty

A man who truly knows himself realizes his own worthlessness, and takes no pleasure in the praises of men.

Do not make yourself so big. You are not so small.

Whatever authority I may have rests solely on knowing how little I know.

On being: Arrogance is not the prerogative of the gifted.

Wear your learning like your watch in a private pocket and do not pull it out and strike it merely to show that you have one.

Do all the good you can and make as little fuss about it as possible.

Live your life without attracting attention.

Modesty and conscientiousness receive their reward only in novels. In life they are exploited and then shoved aside.

Being discreet has never been your strong suit.

We need to quit trying to be awesome and instead be wise.

I don't need to have the most, be the best, or reach the top. It is okay to pursue a life marked by obscurity and simplicity. It doesn't matter what I own or how I'm perceived.

I want to live gratefully, humbly, hopefully.

They guard my chastity every waking minute as if it were purest gold. It's unbearable!

Maybe my ploy had worked. I wore a respectable shirt that buttoned down the front, only - whoops! – I must have forgotten to fasten the button over my cleavage. No respectable girl would wear her shirt open that low. (Cough.)

Show me you have one iota of self-restraint." "I will," I said quickly. "Stay away from her." "Okay." "Keep your hands off her." "I'll try." He scowled at me. "I will," I said. He wiggled his fingers at me. "And it might help public relations with Lori's pop if you put on a shirt and quit walking around here like sex on a stick.

For Epicurus, living prudently, in deep appreciation of modest pleasures, was not just the route to happiness, it was happiness.

The inspector, though well educated, had been raised in very modest circumstances and therefore treated his staff as human beings and not instruments put on this earth to do his bidding.

If I could I would always work in silence and obscurity, and let my efforts be known by their results.

I don't profess to be profound; but I do lay claim to common sense.

I meant to have but modest needs, Such as content, and heaven;

centaur. "If you're feeling cocky, it's because there's something

Recuerda que debes conducirte en la vida como en un banquete. ¿Un plato ha llegado hasta ti? Extiende tu mano sin ambición, tómalo con modestia. ¿Se aleja? No lo retengas. ¿No ha llegado aún? No lances desde lejos tu deseo, sino que espera a que el plato esté a tu lado.

Preach not to others what they should eat, but eat as becomes you and be silent.

As you travel the path of philosophy, be content to be considered plain or even foolish. Do not strive to be celebrated for anything. If you are praised by others, be skeptical of yourself. For it it is no easy feat to hold onto your inner harmony while collecting accolades. When grasping for one, you are likely to drop the other.