Humility Quote by Mason Cooley Download Open image “When a modest man praises himself, people listen.” — Mason Cooley ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 2.5 out of 5 (8 ratings) Copy quoteShare Humility Men Modest Modesty People Praise
Spite of all modesty, a man must own a pleasure in the hearing of his praise. — George Farquhar Copy Share Image
It is the greatest possible praise to be praised by a man who is himself deserving of praise — Latin Proverb Copy Share Image
“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 Copy Share Image
What a person praises is perhaps a surer standard, even than what he condemns, of his own character, information and abilities. — Augustus Hare Copy Share Image
Praise has different effects, according to the mind it meets with; it makes a wise man modest, but a fool more arrogant, turning his… — Owen Feltham Copy Share Image
A modest person seldom fails to gain the goodwill of those he converses with, because nobody envies a man who does not appear to… — Richard Steele Copy Share Image
Modesty in human beings is praised because it is not a matter of nature, but of will. — Lactantius Copy Share Image
Nostalgia keeps dissolving the ironic narratives in which I have contained my past. — Mason Cooley Copy Share Image
Even the most abject have a sense of superiority based on powerful though undefined merits. — Mason Cooley Copy Share Image
Literary tradition is full of lies about poverty-the jolly beggar, the poor but happy milkmaid, the wholesome diet of porridge, etc. — Mason Cooley Copy Share Image
My intentions go one way, my desires another. Thus I feel both self-indulgent and deprived. — Mason Cooley Copy Share Image
Everyone will admire you when you do well. What a horrible thing to do to someone. — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
It's a great lesson in modesty that you realize you're illiterate in a field that you think you're an expert in. — Wim Wenders Copy Share Image
“Prayer of an Anonymous Abbess: Lord, thou knowest better than myself that I am growing older and will soon be old. Keep me from… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“But, like all indulgences that are valued not just for their product but for their process, the sento will never entirely disappear. For in… — Barry Eisler Copy Share Image
“Humility and Trustworthiness are not rooted only in Presentation, Voice modulation or Nice Jorgan but in Actions and Intentions that speak louder than you… — Venkat Gandhi Copy Share Image
I need to look like an idiot at least twice a day to keep myself humble. — Janet Evanovich Copy Share Image
“I am waiting for the meek to be blessed and inherit the earth... without taxes” — Lawrence Ferlinghetti Copy Share Image
Rukmini Devi was an icon for all the Bharat Natyam students at Kalakshetra. I grew up watching her at dance school and I associate… — Amala Akkineni Copy Share Image
“Oh where is the noble face of modesty, or the strength of virtue, now that blasphemy is in power and men have put justice… — Euripides Copy Share Image
