Failure Quote by Hector Berlioz

Nothing can atone for the lack of modesty; without which beauty is ungraceful and wit detestable.

— Anonymous

“they found it easier to reject what they could not have than to admit the lack of it as a deficiency in themselves.”

— Richard Hofstadter

“Dressing appropriately in one venue may be highly inappropriate in another. Yet every day we see a lack of modesty and taste, regardless of…

— Susan C. Young

To love, you have to admit your lack, and recognise that you need the other, that you miss him or her.

— Jacques-Alain Miller

The modest man has everything to gain, and the arrogant man everything to lose; for modesty has always to deal with generosity, and arrogance…

— Antoine Rivarol

In a king, modesty would be a sign of weakness.

— Jose Saramago

“I'm a good knitter, and I'm proud of it. I see no point in being modest about things you know you do well. It…

— Louise Dickinson Rich

“There is no conceit equal to false modesty, and there is no politics like antipolitics”

— Christopher Hitchens

Modesty is a learned affectation. And as soon as life slams the modest person against the wall, that modesty drops.

— Maya Angelou

I think in the world of indie music there's this sort of false modesty.

— Alex Kapranos

“Modesty is good. But take your credit. You can't always count on other people to offer it.”

— Alex Irvine

Diffidence is a sort of false modesty.

— William Makepeace Thackeray