Charles Spurgeon Quotes

He who knows himself best esteems himself least.

You have to think you're the greatest thing since sliced bread, but you have to know that you're not.

True humility is not an abject, groveling, self-despising spirit; it is but a right estimate of ourselves as God sees us.

I definitely don't think that I'm hot doo-doo. I don't.

The only thing I want to say is, I know I'm not Einstein, but I'm not the queen of the imbeciles either.

I am no more humble than my talents require.

True humility is intelligent self respect which keeps us from thinking too highly or too meanly of ourselves. It makes us modest by reminding us how far we have come short of what we can be.

I don't wake up with some sense of fabulosity.

I think generally I'm a pretty good person if I had to grade myself. Or toot my own horn.

Am I impressed by myself? Nah, not really.

I have never looked at myself as a star.

Whenever you get one inch above the ground in your own esteem, you are that inch too high!

I don't find myself that interesting as a human being, so I don't really think that much of what I say or do warrants being recorded.

I have as big of an ego as it gets, but I have, stunningly, a lot of humility considering some of the accomplishments I've had.

One that does not think to highly of himself is more than he thinks.

He who knows himself well is mean and abject in his own sight, and takes no delight in the vain praise of men.

I've always avoided those sorts of self-assessments because if you give yourself a 10 out of 10 people think you're a big head, if you give yourself a 6 out of 10 they think you're plagued with self-doubt, so I'm just not going to rate myself.

We cannot think too highly of our nature, nor too humbly of ourselves.

A man's worth is what he is divided by what he thinks he is.

It is as commendable to think well of oneself when alone, as it is ridiculous to speak well of oneself among others.

If you would improve, submit to be considered wihout sense and foolish with respect to externals. Wish to be considered to know nothing; and if you shall seem to someone to be a person of importance, distrust yourself.

Man believes himself always greater than he is, and is esteemed less than he is worth.

Do I think well of myself, think myself a nice chap? WEll, I am afraid I sometimes do (and those are, no doubt, my worst moments).

I don't wake up each morning saying, 'Oh, wow, it's me. I think I'm the cat's meow. I'm the best.'

I definitely don't think of myself as being an influence.