Marcus Tullius Cicero Quotes

Surely modesty never hurt any cause; and the confidence of man seems to me to be much like the wrath of man.

Modesty is hardly to be described as a virtue. It is a feeling rather than a disposition. It is a kind of fear of falling into disrepute.

Modesty is the graceful, calm virtue of maturity; bashfulness the charm of vivacious youth.

Humility is a necessary veil to all other graces.

Humility is my forte.

Humility neither falls far, nor heavily.

If a young lady has that discretion and modesty without which all knowledge is little worth, she will never make an ostentatious parade of it, because she will rather be intent on acquiring more than on displaying what she has.

What is modesty but inverted pride?

Modesty and humility are the sobriety of the mind, as temperance and chastity are of the body.

Humble things become the humble.

There is no need to show your ability before everyone.

Humility is like a tree, whose root when it sets deepest in the earth rises higher, and spreads fairer and stands surer, and lasts longer, and every step of its descent is like a rib of iron.

Be modest, be humble, be simple.

I'm not a boastful person. I like my actions to speak for me.

I just want to be humble at all times.

I certainly don't have any airs about myself.

Modesty is not one of my virtues.

Modesty used to be considered a natural female attribute. No more.

I've never been interested in self-promotion and that side of politics; and if that means people judge that you're less prominent than others, that's a choice I've been willing to make.

It well becomes a young man to be modest.

True humility is expressed in deeds, not words. The humble are those who truly walk the same ground as everyone else - not necessarily with grovelling, hunched backs, but certainly not lording it over others, either.

Modesty is not only an ornament, but also a guard to virtue.

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

I'm not a person who defends myself very often. I kind of let my actions speak for me.

... a modest man. He has every reason to be modest.