Quotes About Modesty

If roomy and comfortable, it was extremely modest for someone of Rockefeller's wealth and, like his Cleveland residence, subtly masked the size of his fortune.

Far from trying to parade his wealth, he wanted to blend into the scenery.

The young Washington could be alternately fawning and assertive, appealingly modest and distressingly pushy.

He finished his story with a little facial shrug, part Yankee modesty, part genuine perplexity. As in, how did that happen?

A simplicidade é o último grau de sofisticação

Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication

What modesty she'd had was quickly abused; a hospital wasn't the place for privacy, of any kind.

So it isn't that the act is awful, but sometimes the man is. Exactly. One's modesty is useless and it's painfully intimate, but not awful. She took a deep breath. The opposite, in fact.

Humility is not cowardice. Meekness is not weakness. Humility and meekness are indeed spiritual powers.

All progression in spiritual things is dependent upon the attainment of humility.

Be a light unto others, not boastful of self.

Those who are nothing particular are noble people. Don't strive - just be ordinary.

As long as man has pride, he will appear unattractive and no one will be attracted to him. He may have a handsome face, his pride makes him unattractive.

Being unashamed is true humility.

The humility to prepare and the self-confidence to bring it off.

As someone who played a team sport, I feel a bit uncomfortable being ranked as an individual so high.

You know, there's a rule in sports, "Don't do anything great if you can't handle the congratulations."

I really lack the words to compliment myself today.

I set records that will never be equaled. In fact, I hope 90% of them don't even get printed.

I don't really feel that I deserve all my applause.

I felt better being in the background. That's the way I like it.

Don't overstate your likely achievements; when in doubt, understate them.

A calm and modest life brings more happiness than the pursuit of success combined with constant restlessness. Imperial Hotel note paper, Tokyo Japan, 1922

True genius never says he know what he is doing