Arrogance Quote by David Mitchell

I prefer honest arrogance to hypocritical modesty.

— Frank Lloyd Wright

False modesty is an attempt to tear yourself down. True humility focuses more on build up others.

— Tony Dungy

False modesty is better than none.

— Vilhjalmur Stefansson

“False modesty is as bad as false pride. Know exactly what you are capable of at any moment, and act accordingly. Any other path…

— Christie Golden

Modesty is only arrogance by stealth.

— Terry Pratchett

Modesty isn't always a virtue; it can be a hindrance; a careful measure of personal pride builds confidence and ensures success.

— Wayne Gerard Trotman

A false modesty is the meanest species of pride.

— Edward Gibbon

True humility is more like self-forgetfulness than false modesty.

— C. S. Lewis

Nothing is more amiable than true modesty, and nothing more contemptible than the false

— Joseph Addison

Modesty, if you consider it, is the most unforgivable sort of falsehood: it's a lie that does damage to no one but yourself.

— Anonymous

Arrogance is a killer, and wearing ambition on one's sleeve can have the same effect. There is a fine line between arrogance and self-confidence.

— Jack Welch

True modesty does not consist in an ignorance of our merits, but in a due estimate of them.

— Augustus William Hare