Modesty Quotes

412 quotes by 301 authors

Sometimes the best virtue learned on the battlefield is modesty. — David Halberstam
You don't want modesty, you want humility. Humility comes from inside out. It says someone was here before me and I'm here because I've been… — Maya Angelou
If guys practiced self-control, 'modesty' wouldn't be such a huge deal. — Zach Hunter
We need modesty not only in the way we dress; we need intellectual modesty. — Tariq Ramadan
Thoughtfulness for others, generosity, modesty, and self-respect are the qualities which make a real gentleman or lady. — Thomas Huxley
No doubt, when modesty was made a virtue, it was a very advantageous thing for the fools, for everybody is expected to speak of himself… — Arthur Schopenhauer
Stage charm guarantees in advance an actor's hold on the audience, it helps him to carry over to large numbers of people his creative purposes.… — Constantin Stanislavski
We must not confuse humility with false modesty or servility. — Paulo Coelho
Modesty is related to diffidence, diffidence is related to shyness, Shyness is a synonym for timidity, timidity is a characteristic of the meek, the meek… — Dean Koontz
If thou hast wit and learning, add to it wisdom and modesty. — Benjamin Franklin
It is a common teaching of the Saints that one of the principal means of leading a good and exemplary life is certainly modesty and… — Alphonsus Rodriguez
Even though one is well advanced in virtue, should he stop mortifying himself, he soon would lose his modesty and virtue - just as fertile… — John Climacus
Shine without guilt. Modesty was invented by the mediocres who think you should be the same as them. — Paulo Coelho
When you need encouragement, think of the qualities the people around you have: this one's energy, that one's modesty, another's generosity, and so on. Nothing… — Marcus Aurelius
Modesty is the graceful, calm virtue of maturity; bashfulness the charm of vivacious youth. — Mary Wollstonecraft
I think 'modesty' is a beautiful word today - and a beautiful attitude. — Alber Elbaz
Modesty is the highest elegance — Coco Chanel
With a woman of sophistication, class and modesty and refinement, I become a totally tongue-tied buffoon. I can't even look her straight in the face. — Iain Glen
The more we cling to virtues like humility, selflessness, modesty, and purity, the more beautiful we become - not only in His eyes, but also… — Kylie Bisutti
Knowledge is a matter of science and no dishonesty or conceit whatsoever is permissible. What is required is definitely the reverse - honesty and modesty. — Mao Zedong

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