Quotes about Modesty
Even if I wanted to boast, I would not be a fool, because I would be speaking the truth. But I refrain, so no one will credit me with more than he sees in me or hears from me,
- 2 Corinthians 12:6
Let us not become conceited, provoking and envying one another.
- Galatians 5:26
each of you must know how to control his own body in holiness and honor,
- 1 Thessalonians 4:4
Likewise, I want the women to adorn themselves with respectable apparel, with modesty, and with self-control, not with braided hair or gold or pearls or expensive clothes,
- 1 Timothy 2:9
But the one who is rich should exult in his low position, because he will pass away like a flower of the field.
- James 1:10
when they see your pure and reverent demeanor.
- 1 Peter 3:2
Your beauty should not come from outward adornment, such as braided hair or gold jewelry or fine clothes,
- 1 Peter 3:3
Humility isn't thinking less of yourself, but thinking of yourself less.
- Patrick Lencioni
Humble Only: The Pawn
- Patrick Lencioni
Strive not with your superiors in argument, but always submit your judgment to others with modesty.
- George Washington
Practice radical humility." He (or she)who masters the art of humility cannot be humiliated.
- Ralph Waldo Emerson
Humility is nothing else but a right judgment of ourselves.
- William Law