Quotes About Modesty

Isto é, creio, demasiado elogio próprio; mas não seria eu ingrata com a natureza, e para com uma figura a que devo as bênçãos ímpares do prazer e da fortuna, se suprimisse, presa de uma modéstia afetada, a descrição de dons tão valiosos.

I sometimes marvel that a third-rate writer like me has been able to palm himself off as a second-rate writer.

Being clever is not just about how much you know, but about knowing that you really don't know very much at all.

Humility and resignation are our prime virtues.

Why would I ever get cocky? I'm not saving anybody's life.

Tooting my own horn is of no interest to me... it takes you away from real life. It's a waste, and I don't find a need to sing my own praises.

I don't like to sit back and gloat, because the world is fragile. Life is fragile, so I never really gloat.

Some of the most frantic lies on the face of life are told with modesty and restraint; for the simple reason that only modesty and restraint will save them.

I never got down with conveying a larger-than-life vibe.

I don't live in the spotlight, and I don't live my life in front of the paparazzi. I live very comfortably and quietly as possible.

If a supernatural power tries to make you a saint or an emperor, refuse it, because the greatest beauty of life hides in having no position whatsoever! Positionless is the best position!

A dose of humility goes a long way in life and in politics.

My life is a very simple life thank you

He's a shy man. Life has taught him not to show off what is most precious to him.

One gets on better in life if one is not over modest.

I've striven my whole life for humility, but if I'd ever achieved it, I'd probably be pretty damn proud of that.

When it comes to fame, I am in a very convenient position. I live a very normal life.

Bernays's tone is managerial, not millenarian, nor does he promise that his methodology will turn this world into a modern paradise. His vision seems quite modest. The world informed by "public relations" will be but "a smoothly functioning society," where all of us are guided imperceptibly throughout our lives by a benign elite of rational manipulators.

Ostentation is the signal flag of hypocrisy.

Hiding and protecting the parts of your body, from evil and filthy eyes, means dignified and glorious respect and honour for your body; otherwise, you destine humiliation for yourself and your body shamelessly.

If a man wanted to put the entire universe in his breast, he couldn't do it with his chest stuck out.

Don't be so modest. Having a unique name is best...sticks in you head! That's one trick to doing business.

You possess one piece of the "good." It would only be arrogance to think any of us should have it all.

To these women, the veil constitutes an extremely important part of the idea of 'getting dressed', whereas in the West the veil represents a symbol of male dominance..