Modesty And Humbleness Quotes & Sayings

He stood on the ice, his teeth chattering in the cold, a cold that seemed to come not from the lake water or icy wind, but from a direct transmission from outer space. — Liu Cixin

Anyone who thinks he's too small to make a difference has never been bit by a mosquito — Jeannette Walls

Today the snow is white and swirling, the sky is close, and the world is so big and beautiful and infinite that we don't need to pretend. All we know is already perfect. — Amy Zhang

How many Lojbanists does it take to change a broken
light-bulb?" goes the old Lojban joke. "Two: one to decide
what to change it into and one to decide what kind of bulb
emits broken light. — Arika Okrent

A great man is always willing to be little. — Ralph Waldo Emerson

Every new day is a sacred gift with new sacred grace. — Lailah Gifty Akita

Be like a river in generosity and giving help. Be like a sun in tenderness and pity. Be like night when covering other's faults. Be like a dead when furious and angry. Be like earth in modesty and humbleness. Be like a sea in tolerance. Be as you are or as you look like. — Rumi

In short, you can't let the deadline define the mission. The mission has to define the duration. — Richard Holbrooke

Reading leads to knowing more. Knowing more leads to arrogance. Reading further leads to humbleness. — Mokokoma Mokhonoana

I quit smoking. I feel better. I smell better. And it's safer to drink out of old beer cans laying around the house. — Roseanne Barr

Military preparedness is absolutely a form of strength. — Rachel Maddow

You burn bright and you burn hard, like a fire in a dumpster,
and nobody is so worried
about you burning as they are worried about the fire spreading. — Kris Kidd

Cletus sneered. "You are the opposite of boastful, and your humbleness verges on infuriating." "Gee, thanks." I rolled my eyes. "Look, all I'm saying is that if a person is great at something, she shouldn't have to pretend she's not, and she shouldn't have to downplay her hard work. There's nothing wrong with humility or modesty, Jenn. But - for heaven's sake - take credit for being a badass." I — Penny Reid

A small ego equals A BIG HEART - Manprit Kaur — Manprit Kaur

Live in this world as if you are a stranger or a wayfarer — Anonymous