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Modest Quotes by Laozi
- How can one liberate the many? By first liberating his own being. He does this not by elevating himself, but by lowering himself. He lowers…
- Be merciful, moderate, and modest.
- 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,…
More Modest Quotes
- All I wanted to do was write - at the time, poems, and prose, too. I guess my ambition was simply to… — Paul Auster
- I come from a modest background. I put myself through college and law school and a postdoctorate program in tax law. — Michele Bachmann
- Rereading A.J. Liebling carries me happily back to an age when all good journalists knew they had plenty to be modest about,… — Russell Baker
- I was a modest, good-humoured boy. It is Oxford that has made me insufferable. — Max Beerbohm
- To not be modest about it, you'll find that with only a couple of exceptions, most of the musicians that I've worked… — David Bowie
- Be modest, be respectful of others, try to understand. — Lakhdar Brahimi
- Is the raggle-taggle Brangelina tribe any more bogus than that of the landlocked yummy mummy who believes that she can drop half… — Julie Burchill
- The wage for most musicians is a modest amount, and that includes me some of the time. — David Byrne