Arab Proverb Quotes

I'm not the dumbest guy that ever lived.

Do not be an arrogant scholar, for scholarship cannot subsist with arrogance.

A little humbling never hurt a great advocate.

Be wiser than other people if you can, but do not tell them so.

I said I was 'The Greatest,' I never said I was the smartest!

I hope I don't have a big ego. I try to keep that in check. But I am a prideful person, I will say.

I might have faults but I'm not a big head.

One who is shy will never gain knowledge, nor one who is proud.

People can overlook any shortcoming, but they will not tolerate arrogance.

I don't believe I ever come across as a know-it-all.

The only thing more dangerous than ignorance is arrogance.

The kind of man who always thinks that he is right, that his opinions, his pronouncements, are the final word, when once exposed shows nothing there. But a wise man has much to learn without a loss of dignity.

When you're working with music that is invariably better than you are, it's difficult to become swell-headed.

You're all right, as long as you don't believe your own hype.

I think I'm somebody who takes praise with a very big - probably too big - pinch of salt.

I'm a little smarter than most.

Any fool can say he is wise but only someone wise can admit he is a fool.

You need ego but mine is not blinding.

I try not to be proud. I try to actively attack pride.

I don't want to believe my own hype.

If I was sharp in every area, I might be too big-headed or something.

I don't find it hard to stay humble.

I know that I am intelligent, because I know that I know nothing.

I used to suffer from excessive pride. Well, I got over that one.

Knowledge is proud that it knows so much; wisdom is humble that it knows no more.