Laurence J. Peter Quotes

Don't be humble... you're not that great.

Modesty, tis a virtue not often found among poets, for almost every one of them thinks himself the greatest in the world.

A vain man finds it wise to speak good or ill of himself; a modest man does not talk of himself.

You never toot your own horn.

I'll downplay myself before I compliment myself.

I'm a very humble guy.

I'm famously humble.

Nothing ought more to humiliate men who have merited great praise than the care they still take to boast of little things.

I didn't want to be big Mr. Ego walking around.

The more humble a man is before God the more he will be exalted; the more humble he is before man, the more he will get rode roughshod.

Being humble is cooler than being famous.

I don't do pride. It seems to me to be a very unpleasant thing.

He that humbleth himself wishes to be exalted.

One may be humble out of pride.

For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, and everyone who humbles himself will be exalted.

You can't embarrass Joss Whedon, he's got no pride! He fully admits it. 'Oh, it's me. I'm little and goofy.' You can't wound his pride. He's too self-deprecating.

I'm a humble guy, okay?

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

I don't do proud.

False modesty can be worse than arrogance.

Pride makes us artificial and humility makes us real.

Please don't call me arrogant, but I'm European champion and I think I'm a special one.

I detest self-regard. If my work has taught me anything, it is that self-aggrandisement is completely unhistorical.

If you are the greatest, why would you go around talking about it?

On occasions I have been big-headed. I think most people are when they get in the limelight. I call myself Big Head just to remind myself not to be.