Modestiae Quotes & Sayings

Something given, something taken away. Does it always have to work like that? — Gayle Forman

Modest fame is not to be despised by the highest characters.
[Lat., Modestiae fama neque summis mortalibus spernenda est.] — Tacitus

Who is a magician? The one who says, "I bring nonliving people to life. — Bhavik Sarkhedi

Not all men are destined for greatness," I reminded him. "Are you sure, Fitz? Are you sure? What good is a life lived as if it made no difference at all to the great life of the world? A sadder thing I cannot imagine. Why should not a mother say to herself, if I raise this child aright, if I love and care for her, she shall live a life that brings joy to those about her, and thus I have changed the world? Why should not the farmer that plants a seed say to his neighbor, this seed I plant today will feed someone, and that is how I changed the world today? — Robin Hobb

Name brands were utterly overrated. Except when it came to clothes. Or shoes. Or bacon. — Linda Kage

It's always been my hope, as an actor, to reveal only what is relevant about myself to the work. — Eric Bana

There's a fine line between living in the moment and being downright stupid. — Kamini Patel

If you have survived an abuser, and you tried to make things right ... If you forgave, and you struggled, and even if the expression of your grief and your anger tumbled out at times in too much rage and too many words ... If you spent years hanging on to the concepts of faith, hope, and love, even after you knew in your heart that those intangibles, upon which life is formed and sustained, would fail in the end ... And especially, if you stood between your children - or anyone - and him, and took the physical, emotional, and spiritual pummeling in their stead, then you are a hero. — Jenna Brooks