Modest Quotes

412 quotes by 344 authors

Lord, if I thought you were listening, I'd pray for this above all: that any church set up in your name should remain poor, and… — Philip Pullman
Cemeteries in Bohemia are like gardens. The graves are covered with grass and colourful flowers. Modest tombstones are lost in the greenery. When the sun… — Milan Kundera
Remember, there are more people in the world than yourself. Be modest! You have not yet invented nor thought anything which others have not thought… — Robert Schumann
It's not just the embarrassment of tears. That's part of it, no doubt, but what embarrasses me much more, and always will, is the paralysis… — Tim O'Brien
Do not waste the vast majority of your life doing something you hate so that you can spend the small remainder sliver of your life… — Adrian Tan
Wooing, wedding, and repenting is as a Scotch jig, a measure, and a cinque-pace: the first suit is hot and hasty like a Scotch jig--and… — William Shakespeare
Musings The little poets sing of little things: Hope, cheer, and faith, small queens and puppet kings; Lovers who kissed and then were made as… — Robert E. Howard
Every one who is seriously involved in the pursuit of science becomes convinced that a spirit is manifest in the laws of the Universe-a spirit… — Albert Einstein
It is modest of the nightingale not to require anyone to listen to it; but it is also proud of the nightingale not to care… — Soren Kierkegaard
The Master said, â€œA true gentleman is one who has set his heart upon the Way. A fellow who is ashamed merely of shabby clothing… — Confucius
If you wish information and improvement from the knowledge of others, and yet at the same time express yourself as firmly fix'd in your present… — Benjamin Franklin
Human groupings have one main purpose: to assert everyoneâ€™s right to be different, to be special, to think, feel and live in his or her… — Vasily Grossman
Edward can do everything, right?" I explained. Jasper snickered and Esme gave Edward a reproving look. "I hope you haven't been showing off-it's rude," she… — Stephenie Meyer
You may not feel outstandingly robust, but if you are an average-sized adult you will contain within your modest frame no less than 7 X… — Bill Bryson
I remained a socialist for several years, even after my rejection of Marxism; and if there could be such a thing as socialism combined with… — Karl Popper
However modest one may be in one's demand for intellectual cleanliness, one cannot help feeling, when coming into contact with the New Testament, a kind… — Friedrich Nietzsche
The knight is a man of blood and iron, a man familiar with the sight of smashed faces and the ragged stumps of lopped-off limbs;… — C.S. Lewis
She [Evelina] is not, indeed, like most modern young ladies; to be known in half an hour; her modest worth, and fearful excellence, require both… — Fanny Burney
A modest dress is a very good thing, if it be the genuine indication of a humble heart, and is to instruct; but it is… — Matthew Henry
One gets on better in life if one is not over modest. — Anne Frank

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