Humility(Related Subjects: Conceit, Perfection)

He who speaks without modesty will find it difficult to make his words good. Confucius (551 BC - 479 BC), The Confucian Analects The firm, the enduring, the simple, and the modest are near to virtue. Confucius (551 BC - 479 BC), The Confucian Analects The superior man is modest in his speech, but exceeds in his actions. Confucius (551 BC - 479 BC), The Confucian Analects Modesty is the citadel of beauty. Demades I have often wished I had time to cultivate modesty... But I am too busy thinking about myself. Edith Sitwell (1887 - 1964), As quoted in The Observer (30 April 1950) Humility is no substitute for a good personality. Fran Lebowitz (1950 - ), Metropolitan Life, 1978 Life is a long lesson in humility. James M. Barrie (1860 - 1937) Be modest! It is the kind of pride least likely to offend. Jules Renard (1864 - 1910) You couldn't be that good and not know it, somewhere in your secret heart, however much you'd been abused into affecting public humility. Lois McMaster Bujold, A Civil Campaign, 1999 Modesty is a shining light; it prepares the mind to receive knowledge, and the heart for truth. Madam Guizot Always acknowledge a fault. This will throw those in authority off their guard and give you an opportunity to commit more. Mark Twain (1835 - 1910) I am no more humble than my talents require. Oscar Levant (1906 - 1972) If I only had a little humility, I'd be perfect. Ted Turner It well becomes a young man to be modest. Titus Maccius Plautus (254 BC - 184 BC) In peace there's nothing so becomes a man as modest stillness and humility. William Shakespeare (1564 - 1616)