219 Quotes About Modesty

Thanks to their egos, instead of simply saying that they do not know, some people sometimes try very hard to remember something they know they have never known.

We classify the positive traits that protect us from excess as strengths of temperance. What are the types of excess of special concern? Hatred—against which forgiveness and mercy protect us. Arrogance—against which humility and modesty protect us. Short-term pleasure with long-term costs—against which prudence protects us. And destabilizing emotional extremes of all sorts—against which self-regulation protects us.

If you try to be a sage, let your modesty subside your rage

Life humbles the rich by giving them problems that money can’t resolve, or, dissolve.

There’s a very fine line between being broke and being humble.

You cannot be truly humble, unless you truly believe that life can and will go on without you.

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I am sufficiently proud of my knowing something to be modest about my not knowing all.

People often confuse weak will with modesty, and vanity with dignity.