Dominic Holland Quotes

False modesty can be worse than arrogance.

What hypocrites we seem to be whenever we talk of ourselves! Our words sound so humble, while our hearts are so proud.

The thing I hate most is false modesty. The artists who are, like, 'Oh, you know, I'm really not that good. Oh, I can't believe I'm here.' I find it vaguely sinister, even.

I never wanted to come off as self-important.

I am not the humblest person in the world. I admit that.

Bragging about yourself violates norms of modesty and politeness - and if you were really competent, your work would speak for itself.

A man is never more serious than when he praise himself.

We hated pretentiousness; it was a form of self-hatred.

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

Any time you talk about your own stuff you sound self-aggrandising.

There are two kinds of egotists: Those who admit it, and the rest of us.

You can get a bit 'head in the clouds' - well, I do - and full of myself if I stick in front of the camera for too long. I forget there is hard work that needs to be done.

I don't wanna sound pretentious talking about myself.

Tooting my own horn is of no interest to me... it takes you away from real life. It's a waste, and I don't find a need to sing my own praises.

I really do not see much use in exalting the humble and meek; they do not remain humble and meek long when they are exalted.

It's not about ego. Really. If it was ego, I'd be telling you about my awesome... oh, never mind.

I never knew a more presumptuous person than myself. The fact that I say that shows that what I say is true.

I'm not great enough to be humble.

There's a breed of humility which is itself a species of showing off.

Modesty is the only sure bait when you angle for praise.

I don't know how humble a person can be while consistently spouting statements like 'I, Donald Trump, am a totally gifted politician,' or 'I'm, like, a smart person.'

I don't choose to be humble.

The most offensive egotist is he that fears to say "I" and "me." "It will probably rain" - that is dogmatic. "I think it will rain" - that is natural and modest. Montaigne is the most delightful of essayists because so great is his humility that he does not think it important that we see not Montaigne. He so forgets himself that he employs no artifice to make us forget him.

You can't go around saying you're the best, all the time, 'cause it puts a target on your back.

Men of real merit, and whose noble and glorious deeds we are ready to acknowledge, are yet not to be endured when they vaunt their own actions.