Active Quote by William Makepeace Thackeray

A modest man is steady, an humble man timid, and a vain one presumptuous.

— Mary Wollstonecraft

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

“Boldness, at first a stranger to be treated with caution, soon becomes a friend, then a partner, and finally taken for granted, as is…

— Bryce Courtenay

Modesty is the lowest of the virtues, and is a real confession of the deficiency it indicates. He who undervalues himself is justly undervalued…

— William Hazlitt

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

Modesty is the lowest of the virtues, and is a confession of the deficiency it indicates. He who undervalues himself is justly overvalued by…

— William Hazlitt

“When faced with difficulties, a humble, understanding, appreciative and selfless person finds it easy to win a friend. On the other hand, a temperamental,…

— Janvier Chouteu-Chando

Be modest, be humble, be simple,

— Amy Chua

Modesty is the graceful, calm virtue of maturity; bashfulness the charm of vivacious youth.

— Mary Wollstonecraft

A modest man is usually admired, if people ever hear of him.

— Anonymous

Man is by nature competitive, combative, ambitious, jealous, envious, and vengeful.

— Arthur Keith

“Modesty means that you insist that men delight in you at the right time and in the right place and in the right way…

— Andrew M. Greeley