Erika Christensen Quotes

I was brought up to think you don't talk about yourself.

We say little, when vanity does not make us speak.

Be wiser than other people if you can, but do not tell them so.

You have a good many little gifts and virtues, but there is no need of parading them, for conceit spoils the finest genius. There is not much danger that real talent or goodness will be overlooked long, and the great charm of all power is modesty.

There is a difference between conceit and confidence. Conceit is bragging about yourself. Confidence means you believe you can get the job done.

I hope I don't have a big ego. I try to keep that in check. But I am a prideful person, I will say.

If you done it, it ain't bragging.

I wasn't raised to be the braggart.

Pride, which inspires us with so much envy, is sometimes of use toward the moderating of it too.

You definitely need self-belief and confidence, but there is a very fine line between that and arrogance. I would like to think I sit on the other side of that.

I'll downplay myself before I compliment myself.

I was brought up not to brag. I've always disliked people who do.

Personality-wise, I like to avoid putting my pride on parade.

When we are conscious of the least comparative merit in ourselves, we should take as much care to conceal the value we set upon it, as if it were a real defect; to be elated or vain upon it is showing your money before people in want.

Only one man has the right to boast, and that's the man who never does.

And it is always the humble man who talks too much; the proud man watches himself too closely.

Have more than you show, Speak less than you know.

Never brag, never bluster, never blush.

If a man keeps his trap shut, the world will beat a path to his door.

Grace puts its hand on the boasting mouth, and shuts it once for all.

Modesty is the conscience of the body.

Knowing what you can not do is more important than knowing what you can do. In fact, that's good taste.

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

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

There's a line that separates having confidence and being conceited. I don't cross that line, but I have a lot of confidence in myself.