Quotes about Modesty
Humility is the light of understanding.
— John Bunyan
Humility is not something that comes naturally. But it is a cardinal virtue that should be pursued more than any other.
— Joyce Meyer
Let your modesty be a sufficient incitement, yea, an exhortation to everyone to be at peace on their merely looking at you.
— Ignatius of Loyola
Moderation is the center wherein all philosophies, both human and divine, meet.
— Benjamin Disraeli
Never go to excess, but let moderation be your guide.
— Cicero
No man is great if he thinks he is.
— Will Rogers
An honest assessment of our own capabilities, without conceit and without false modesty, is one of the first essentials of a useful life.
— William Barclay
Modesty is the lowest of the virtues, and is a confession of the deficiency it indicates. He who undervalues himself is justly overvalued by others.
— William Hazlitt
No truly great person ever thought themselves so.
— William Hazlitt
No education can be of true advantage to young women but that which trains them up in humble industry, in great plainness of living, in exact modesty of dress.
— William Law
Humility makes us ready to be blessed by the God of all grace.
— Charles Spurgeon
The favor of God does not bless self-promotion.
— Bill Johnson