Modest Quotes

412 quotes by 355 authors

It is impossible to restore the sustainable societies of indigenous and aboriginal peoples. But the values they embodied - careful stewardship of the earth, modest… — Jeremy Seabrook
It must be splendid to command millions of people in great national ventures, to lead a hundred thousand to victory in battle. But it seems… — Ludwig Boltzmann
A person whose financial requirements are modest and whose curiosity, skepticism and indifference to reputation are outsized is a person at risk of becoming a… — Louis Menand
True gastronomy is making the most of what is available, however modest. — Claudia Roden
The door available to everyone that can lead to happiness & success is the modest door of the public library. I found it to be… — Herman Wouk
Unlike boxers-or any professional athlete for that matter-rowers have little motivation to do it longer than necessary. With a modest amount of self-realization, you'll know… — Brad Alan Lewis
To be simple is the best thing in the world; to be modest is the next best thing. I am not sure about being quiet. — Gilbert K. Chesterton
To win countrywide victory is only the first step in a long march of ten thousand li.... The Chinese revolution is great, but the road… — Mao Zedong
I think people get satisfaction from living for a cause that's greater than themselves. They want to leave an imprint. By writing books, I'm trying… — Daniel H. Pink
Now it's easy for someone to set up a storefront and reach the entire world in very modest ways. So these technologies that we thought… — Daniel H. Pink
Be modest. A lot was accomplished before you were born. — H. Jackson Brown, Jr.
Therefore: In dwelling, choose modest quarters, in thinking, value stillness, in dealing with others, be kind, in choosing words, be sincere, in leading, be just,… — Laozi
It's never been integral to the story that I take my clothes off. I've always had clauses in my contracts saying no nudity and no… — Sarah Jessica Parker
Perhaps I had better inform my Protestant readers that the famous Dogma of Papal Infallibility is by far the most modest pretension of the kind… — George Bernard Shaw
Cheerfulness means a contented spirit, a pure heart, a kind and loving disposition; it means humility and ~ charity, a generous appreciation of others, and… — William Makepeace Thackeray
Despite my extremely modest prices, dealers and art lovers are turning their backs on me. It is very depressing to see the lack of interest… — Claude Monet
The very act of understanding is a celebration of joining, merging, even if on a very modest scale, with the magnificence of the Cosmos. — Carl Sagan
Be modest in your wants...There is nothing that will cause greater tensions in marriage than grinding debt, which will make of you a slave to… — Gordon B. Hinckley
... Don [Hewitt, 60 Minutes exec producer] told me, "You have set broadcast journalism back 20 years." Naturally, I was both proud and elated although… — Nicholas von Hoffman
The pie should be eaten "while it is yet florescent, white or creamy yellow, with the merest drip of candied juice along the edges, (as… — Henry Ward Beecher

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