Quote by Gabrielle Burton

“And he cares nothing for their praise—men who can’t even meet their own standards.”

— Marcus Aurelius

“Wise man doesn't need to be praised like one. It can reduce the guts of him to be a better man.”

— Toba Beta

“A great man is he who can be the humblest.”

— Dada Bhagwan

“For he was a sincere man, and in spite of his superficial airs and graces, at root a humble one. And it is always…

— Chesterton Gilbert Chesterton

“They praised his modesty and did not listen to him, for listening is a rare gift, and men will have their heroes.”

— Ursula K. Le Guin

“No man can achieve a praiseworthy life unless he listens to the whisper which is heard by him alone.”

— Melissa McPhail

“He thinks himself rather an exceptional young man, thoroughly sophisticated, well adjusted to his environment, and somewhat more significant than any one else he…

— F. Scott Fitzgerald

“Certainly man is a remarkably vain, variable, and elusive subject.10 It is hard to base any constant, uniform judgment upon him.”

— Michel de Montaigne

“When a man has been highly honored and has eaten a little he is most benevolent.”

— Friedrich Nietzsche

“Here is a great man, and also a good one, though few men are ever both.”

— Laini Taylor

“Nobody deserves to be praised for goodness unless he is strong enough to be bad.”

— François de La Rochefoucauld

“The nature of man is that, he is glad to hear his goodness.”

— Anonymous