John Gay Quotes

We are never, never so much in danger of being proud as when we think we are humble.

Pride is a thing that I have tried to abandon completely. Try as I might, pride still creeps into many of the things I do.

Vanity is not important to me.

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

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

Every man has just as much vanity as he wants understanding.

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

If thou seest anything in thyself which may make thee proud, look a little further and thou shalt find enough to humble thee; if thou be wise, view the peacock's feathers with his feet, and weigh thy best parts with thy imperfections.

It's a fine thing to rise above pride, but you must have pride in order to do so.

I'm not so vain as to believe that my involvement changes anything whatsoever.

Vanity is a mark of humility rather than of pride.

The truly humble feel the ground beneath their feet every day and do not only become aware of it when held aloft or pushed down to their knees.

There is a pride, a self-love, in human minds that will seldom be kept so low as to make men and women humbler than they ought to be.

I have often wished I had time to cultivate modesty... but I am too busy thinking about myself.

The whole shadow of Man is only as big as his hat.

I'm not cocky. I'm not arrogant. I know my value.

I think there's a fine line between confidence and arrogance.

No amount of praise should go to your head. You should always remain humble.

I'm trying not to get too big-headed.

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.

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

Humility is to make a right estimate of oneself. It is no humility for a man to think less of himself than he ought.

Human pride is not worthwhile; there is always something lying in wait to take the wind out of it.

Be humble, or you'll stumble.

It is a fact which escapes no one, that, generally speaking, whoso is acquainted with his worth has but a little stock to cultivate acquaintance with.