Modest Life Quotes

We come from a very humble background. A lot of my paycheck from 'Skins' went to paying the bills and getting us a new sofa.

What I will no longer accept is the mediocre life of a modest little gentleman.

A small room is enough; a small quantity of food is enough; a few clothes are enough; one lover, a very ordinary man

I don't go to New York. I don't go to parties. I just do my business and study nature. My career is 28 years in an obscure art school, with limited staff and no perks. All I am is a teacher.

Unblemish'd let me live or die unknown; Oh, grant an honest fame, or grant me none!

Though their life was modest, they believed in eating well.

My mom was a waitress, and my dad was a plumber who worked for the City of San Clemente fixing mains breaks, so not too glamorous.

I really keep my life very simple.

If we have the khadi spirit in us, then we should surround ourselves with simplicity in every walk of life.

No, I'm not wealthy.

I had a pretty modest upbringing; it was no pleasure cruise. I don't think I would be as happy today if I hadn't been through that. It was tough; I made some bad choices myself.

We were poor and lived modestly, but we always had food on the table.

I've had such an ordinary life.

There seem to me a great many blessings which come from true poverty and I should be sorry to be deprived of them.

I love the idea of living a life that is completely humble and quiet.

Keep clear of courts: a homely life transcends The vaunted bliss of monarchs and their friends.

I actually live very, very simply.

What is poor? We had food. We dressed well. We didn't have a lot, but what we had fit, and it was always neat.

I remained a socialist for several years, even after my rejection of Marxism; and if there could be such a thing as socialism combined with individual liberty, I would be a socialist still. For nothing could be better than living a modest, simple, and free life in an egalitarian society.

I don't have to live this lavish lifestyle.

I find it more consoling to think of myself as little than to think of myself as big. I think I've gotten that from animals, particularly dogs. Dogs live such a modest life, and they don't live long, and the more you're around them, you kind of accept that.

There's no hall of fame for that working class hero, no statue carved out of stone. And his greatest reward is the love of a woman and his children.