Humility And Modesty Quotes - Page 2

• I have often wished I had time to cultivate modesty... but I am too busy thinking about myself.

  Edith Sitwell

  Time, Thinking, Modesty

  In Observer 30 Apr. 1950

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• Modesty is the lowest of the virtues, and is a real confession of the deficiency it indicates. He who undervalues himself is justly undervalued by others.

  William Hazlitt

  Real, Humility, Modesty

  William Hazlitt (1848). “The Miscellaneous Works”, p.108

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• Humility is to make a right estimate of one's self.

  Charles Spurgeon

  Humble, Humility, Self

  Charles Haddon Spurgeon (1869). “Gleanings Among the Sheaves”, p.39

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• Pity the meek, for they shall inherit the earth.

  Don Marquis

  Bible, Jesus, Humble

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• There are a billion people in China. It's not easy to be an individual in a crowd of more than a billion people. Think of it. More than a billion people. That means even if you're a one-in-a-million type of guy, there are still a thousand guys exactly like you.

  A. Whitney Brown

  Mean, Humility, Thinking

  A. Whitney Brown (1991). “The Big Picture: An American Commentary”, Harper Perennial

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• It is not titles that honor men, but men that honor titles.

  Niccolo Machiavelli

  Philosophical, Men, Honor

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• Nobody stands taller than those willing to stand corrected.

  William Safire

  Humble, Humility, Catchy

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• Some people are born on third base.

  Barry Switzer

  People, Born, Thirds

  "Dreading a Tie Vote in the Electoral College". www.omaha.com. October 12, 2004.

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• I can't tell you if genius is hereditary, because heaven has granted me no offspring.

  James Whistler

  Heaven, Intelligence, Genius

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• The proud man can learn humility, but he will be proud of it.

  Mignon McLaughlin

  Inspirational, Inspiring, Humility

  Mignon McLaughlin (2014). “Aperçus: The Aphorisms of Mignon McLaughlin”, p.44, BookBaby

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• Talking much about oneself can also be a means to conceal oneself.

  Friedrich Nietzsche

  Confidence, Philosophy, Communication

  Friedrich Nietzsche (2009). “Basic Writings of Nietzsche”, p.282, Modern Library

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• A just and reasonable modesty does not only recommend eloquence, but sets off every great talent which a man can be possessed of.

  Joseph Addison

  Humility, Pride, Men

  Joseph Addison, Sir Richard Steele (1826). “The Spectator: With Notes, and a General Index”, p.301

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• Some people are born on third base and go through life thinking they hit a triple.

  Barry Switzer

  Life, Motivational, Sports

  "The Unknown Barry Switzer - Poverty, Tragedy Build Oklahoma Coach into a Winner". Chicago Tribune, December 14, 1986.

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• In all that surrounds him the egotist sees only the frame of his own portrait.

  Jean Antoine Petit-Senn

  Humility, Portraits, Surround

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• To have a thing is little, if you're not allowed to show it, to know a thing, is nothing unless others know you know it.

  Charles Neaves, Lord Neaves

  Humble, Littles, Shows

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• A man was meant to be doubtful about himself, but undoubting about the truth; this has been exactly reversed.

  Gilbert K. Chesterton

  Men, Were Meant To Be, Doubtful

  Gilbert K. Chesterton (2013). “The Essential Gilbert K. Chesterton”, p.21, Simon and Schuster

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• Any party which takes credit for the rain must not be surprised if its opponents blame it for the drought.

  Dwight Morrow

  Forgiveness, Party, Rain

  Speech, 10 Oct. 1930

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