Quotes About Modesty

Run away from greatness and greatness will follow you.

I don't necessarily want to hear about my talent or my greatness as an actor.

I am not a greedy actor.

I'm not a real greedy guy.

You must not believe your own PR; it would be grotesque.

I'm a legend now. But I'll keep my feet on the ground.

My friends and family would not let me get big-headed - they make sure I stay grounded.

My time in non-league definitely grounded me and taught me to take nothing for granted - there was no glamour involved, that is for sure.

When you come right down to it, I guess I really am pretty bland.

I'm not a great guitarist, and I'm not a great singer.

I don't see myself as such an important guitarist.

I never say I am a guru.

I don't like being in the limelight. It is not something extraordinary. It is just my habit.

Du skal ikke tror at du er noget. "Don't think you're somebody.

Watch out! Don't do your good deeds publicly, to be admired by others, for you will lose the reward from your Father in heaven. —Matthew 6:1

Acts of love done in secret will keep us humble. — James Stuart Bell

With all humility and abstinence, with all temperance and patience, with modest bearing and appearance was she. Discreet in answering was she always.

Wise kings wear shabby clothes, and leave the gold lace to the drum major.

Boasting about modesty is typical of the English.

Happily he was modest, and took any second-rate-ness in himself simply as a fact, not as a marvel necessarily to be accounted for by a superiority.

Modesty, not temper.

have never seen that her religion made any difference in her dress.

Le nostre passioni non vivono l'una separata dall'altra, in camere serrate a chiave, ma, rivestite del loro modesto guardaroba di idee, portano i loro viveri a un tavolo comune e mangiano assieme, nutrendosi delle provviste comuni a seconda del loro appetito.

There is a misconception that young Muslim women are oppressed. That simply isn't the case. I choose to dress modestly and choose to cover my hair with a hijab; not all Muslim women make that choice, and that's okay. We are all different!