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A superior man is modest in his speech, but exceeds in his actions. - Confucius

A superior man is modest in his speech, but exceeds in his actions. Confucius

Man, Speech, Actions, Superior, His

Simplicity is not the goal. It is the by-product of a good idea and modest expectations. Paul Rand

Simplicity, Good, Expectations, Goal

True humility is intelligent self respect which keeps us from thinking too highly or too meanly of ourselves. It makes us modest by reminding us how far we have come short of what we can be. Ralph W. Sockman

Respect, Humility, Self, Short, Thinking

Sarcasm: the last refuge of modest and chaste-souled people when the privacy of their soul is coarsely and intrusively invaded. Fyodor Dostoevsky

Soul, People, Privacy, Sarcasm, Last

The firm, the enduring, the simple, and the modest are near to virtue. - Confucius

The firm, the enduring, the simple, and the modest are near to virtue. Confucius

Simple, Virtue, Enduring, Firm, Near

The most brilliant satire of all time was 'A Modest Proposal' by Jonathan Swift. You'll notice how everything got straightened out in Ireland within days of that coming out. P. J. O'Rourke

Time, You, Satire, Everything, Brilliant

The superior man is modest in his speech, but exceeds in his actions. - Confucius

The superior man is modest in his speech, but exceeds in his actions. Confucius

Man, Speech, Actions, Superior, His

Some are made modest by great praise, others insolent. Friedrich Nietzsche

Great, Praise, Others, Some, Made

I signed a very modest $3,000 bonus with the Braves in Milwaukee. And my old man didn't have that kinda money to put out. Bob Uecker

Man, Money, Old Man, Old, Out, Bonus

Individual psychotherapy - that is, engaging a distressed fellow human in a disciplined conversation and human relationship - requires that the therapist have the proper temperament and philosophy of life for such work. By that I mean that the therapist must be patient, modest, and a perceptive listener, rather than a talker and advice-giver. Thomas Szasz

Work, Life, Relationship, Conversation

A modest dose of self-love is entirely healthy - who would want to live in a world where everyone hated themselves? But taken too far, it soon becomes poisonous. Geoff Mulgan

Live, World, Self-Love, Healthy, Want

The true color of life is the color of the body, the color of the covered red, the implicit and not explicit red of the living heart and the pulses. It is the modest color of the unpublished blood. Alice Meynell

Life, Heart, Red, Color, Body, Living

Modest doubt is called the beacon of the wise. - William Shakespeare

Modest doubt is called the beacon of the wise. William Shakespeare

Wise, Doubt, Beacon

To be meek, patient, tactful, modest, honorable, brave, is not to be either manly or womanly; it is to be humane. Jane Harrison

Brave, Patient, Honorable, Manly, Either

Gain a modest reputation for being unreliable and you will never be asked to do a thing. Paul Theroux

Reputation, You, Never, Will, Gain

Christian sisters should not at any time dress extravagantly, but at all times dress as neat, modest, and healthful, as their work will allow. Ellen G. White

Work, Time, Dress, Christian, Will, Neat

I think people get satisfaction from living for a cause that's greater than themselves. They want to leave an imprint. By writing books, I'm trying to do that in a modest way. Daniel H. Pink

Think, People, Writing, Trying, Living

I'm a very modest person. But I'm also extremely confident. And if you put me in the situation or in the moment, I'm gonna have some swagger, I'm gonna have some cockiness. Drew Brees

Moment, Me, Situation, You, Confident

I grew up in a modest neighborhood just outside of Los Angeles. It was an industrial community of blue-collar, working people... some of the hardest-working people I've ever met. Hilda Solis

Community, People, Los Angeles, Working

College professors used to be badly paid and worth it. Colleges used to be modest institutions; they should go back to being modest institutions. P. J. O'Rourke

College, Back, Worth, Worth It, Go, Used

Once there was a boy so meek and modest, he was awarded a Most Humble badge. The next day, it was taken away because he wore it. Here endeth the lesson. Nancy Gibbs

Humble, Day, Boy, Lesson, Away, Here

When you compare the relatively modest tax that will ensue from prohibiting companies from receiving a subsidy and deducting that subsidy, the benefits dramatically outweigh the costs. Valerie Jarrett

You, Tax, Will, Compare, Benefits, Costs

The extraordinary thing about my mother, she's so modest about me. George Gershwin

Mother, Me, She, Extraordinary, About

For better or for worse, in 'The Last Savage,' I have dared to do away completely with fashionable dissonance, and in a modest way, I have endeavored to rediscover the nobility of gracefulness and the pleasure of sweetness. Gian Carlo Menotti

Better, Way, Savage, Pleasure, Last

You may be modest and un-egotistical in your life; I'm quite ordinary. But I play big egotistical parts. Roger Rees

Life, Play, You, Big, Your, Ordinary

To test a modest man's modesty do not investigate if he ignores applause, find out if he abides criticism. Franz Grillparzer

Man, Criticism, Find, Test, Modesty, Out

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