Charles Simmons Quotes

I cannot raise my worth too high; Of what vast consequence am I! "Not of the importance you suppose," Replies a Flea upon his nose; "Be humble, learn thyself to scan; Know, pride was never made for man.

When a person can no longer laugh at himself, it is time for others to laugh at him.

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.

I was a young, new, hot star, and I had this unbelievable arrogance. As time went on, the strident narcissism and arrogance slowly diminished. But I was definitely there. I'm older now. And a big crybaby.

You never can stay enough humbled.

If you start to believe the hype about yourself, then you start to lose the bigger picture, and your focus is in the wrong place.

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.

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

Pride is concerned with who is right. Humility is concerned with what is right.

Be humble, or you'll stumble.

One must never allow oneself to acquire an exaggerated sense of one's own importance. There's no necessity to burden oneself with absolutes

If you're not humble, life will visit humbleness upon you.

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

You have to see your unimportance before you can see your importance and your significance to the world.

Don't take yourself too seriously. And take yourself as seriously as death itself.

I rarely think about myself that much. I really don't.

I try not to be proud. I try to actively attack pride.

Just because I managed to do a little something, I don't want anyone back home to think I got the big head.

The only way to get under me is to get over yourself.

If I had only one sermon to preach it would be a sermon against pride.

If I had been egotistical about the movies, I have been brought back to earth.

If I was sharp in every area, I might be too big-headed or something.

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

In hindsight, I slid into arrogance based upon past success.