#modest

A great man is always willing to be little. ↗

— Ralph Waldo Emerson

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Modesty is only arrogance by stealth. ↗

— Terry Pratchett

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The delicate balance between modesty and conceit is popularity. ↗

— Max Beerbohm

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A superior man is modest in his speech, but exceeds in his actions. ↗

— Confucius

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He who speaks without modesty will find it difficult to make his words good. ↗

— Confucius

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The superior man is modest in his speech, but exceeds in his actions. ↗

— Confucius

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The firm, the enduring, the simple, and the modest are near to virtue. ↗

— Confucius

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If you modestly enjoy your fame you are not unworthy to rank with the holy. ↗

— Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

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To be meek, patient, tactful, modest, honorable, brave, is not to be either manly or womanly; it is to be humane. ↗

— Jane Harrison

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Modesty: the gentle art of enhancing your charm by pretending not to be aware of it. ↗

— Oliver Herford

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