Modest

Famous quotes containing the word modest:

“When a modest man praises himself, people listen.”
—Mason Cooley (b. 1927)

“The modest youth somehow knows just what to do for the cameras.”
—Mason Cooley (b. 1927)

“The honest Man has, I know, that modest Desire of Gain which is peculiar to those who understand better Things than Riches; and I dare say he would be contented with much less than what is called Wealth in that Quarter of the Town which he inhabits, and will oblige all his Customers with Demands agreeable to the Moderation of his Desires.”
—Richard Steele (1672–1729)