219 Quotes About Modesty

When David Markson wrote in June to complain about an author's getting an award he though should have been his, Wallace gently warned him away from the pitfall of envy: "Mostly I try to remember how lucky I am to be able to write, and doubly, triply lucky I am that anyone else is willing to read it, to say nothing of publishing it. I'm no pollyanna - this keeping-the-spirits-up shit is hard work, and I don't often do it well. But I try... Life is good

You do not attain success when you associate with those in high positions, It comes when you accept yourself and realize that only you can take yourself to where your heart truly lies.

I embrace people (with my arms) mainly to remind myself that I ought to embrace them (with my mind).

If you got the pride in practice game you will get humiliation in real game.

A polite man learns from everyone, a proud man learns from no one.

Modesty smiles, arrogance smirks.

A humble man is welcomed at all doors.

In a gentle way, you can shake the world

Like it or not, we are trendsetters. Just as every fashion model ever to strut the runway, we affect the minds of others by what we wear. With usch power it's vital to question ourselves: 'Am I an example of Christ-centeredness? Or have I just gotten comfortable in the "Christian routine" and forgotten why I've chosen to live this way?