Modesty is a shining light; it prepares the mind to…

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

— William Hazlitt

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…

— Charles Neaves, Lord Neaves

Perfect humility dispenses with modesty.

— C. S. Lewis

Most of us retain enough of the theological attitude to think that we are little gods.

— Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr

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

— Jean Antoine Petit-Senn

Nobody stands taller than those willing to stand corrected.

— William Safire

Glory is largely a theatrical concept. There is no striving for glory without a vivid awareness of an audience.

— Eric Hoffer

Some people are born on third base.

— Barry Switzer

Humility does not mean thinking less of yourself than other people, nor does it mean having a low opinion of your gifts. It means…

— William Temple

If you don't have a good case, and you don't have a good message, then shining a light on it is not going to…

— Amal Clooney

Only a candle that is lit and shining can give light to other candles.

— Ritu Ghatourey

“Every scar we carry is like a star, shining with the light of our strength and resilience.”

— Bhuwan Thapaliya

Go make yourself a plan And be a shining light. Then make yourself a second plan, For neither will come right.

— Bertolt Brecht

Very often, we are confronted by people who want us to pray their way or colleagues who want us to think their way. We…

— Harold Klemp

My work as a whole is about excavating and shining a light on pieces of history that not only need to be seen and…

— Rhiannon Giddens