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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

Superior, His, Speech

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

Superior, His, Speech

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

Last, Soul, Refuge

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

Which, How Far, Humility

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

Firm, Enduring, Simple

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

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

Wise, Beacon, Doubt

My choices, including those related to the day-to-day aspects of life, like the use of a modest car, are related to a spiritual discernment that responds to a need that arises from looking at things, at people and from reading the signs of the times. Discernment in the Lord guides me in my way of governing. Pope Francis

Use, Lord, Aspects

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

Proposal, Brilliant, Within

The awareness of our own strength makes us modest. Paul Cezanne

Awareness, Strength, Own

I liked flying, when I got into it, loved it. And I found I was very good at it. I'm not modest about the fact that I was a good pilot. John Glenn

Very, Fact, Pilot

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

By-Product, Goal, Idea

Boys are quite often whimsical. Whereas girls are modest by nature and know their responsibilities very well. Their weapons are service, sacrifice, and love, by which they conquer over the males. Munshi Premchand

Over, Love, Which

I have had the opportunity to become acquainted with many wonderful people from many walks of life. I have known rich and poor, famous and modest, wise and otherwise. Joseph B. Wirthlin

Otherwise, Famous, Rich

This is the hardest of all: to close the open hand out of love, and keep modest as a giver. Friedrich Nietzsche

Love, Keep, Hardest

I just owe almost everything to my father and it's passionately interesting for me that the things that I learned in a small town, in a very modest home, are just the things that I believe have won the election. Margaret Thatcher

Small, Very, Almost

Whenever I'm around some who is modest, I think, 'Run like hell and all of fire.' You don't want modesty, you want humility. Maya Angelou

Some, Think, I Think

When I was first pregnant, which was, let's see, in nineteen-eighty-three - I remember wearing a regular bathing suit to my in-laws' pool. It was just like a spandex one-piece, completely modest, and yet people were looking at me like it was obscene. Heidi Murkoff

I Remember, Bathing Suit

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

Some, Insolent, Made

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

Allow, Dress, Will

No person who is well bred, kind and modest is ever offensively plain; all real deformity means want for manners or of heart. John Ruskin

Bred, Means, Kind

I don't know how smart I am. I just try to be what I am. I hope I'm modest. I think that's a desirable trait. Bert Lance

Think, I Think, Desirable

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

Either, Womanly, Humane

The real issue is not talent as an independent element, but talent in relationship to will, desire, and persistence. Talent without these things vanishes and even modest talent with those characteristics grows. Milton Glaser

Grows, Characteristics

Leaders should be collaborative, modest, and generous. Bill Bradley

Collaborative, Should

It's passionately interesting for me that the things that I learned in a small town, in a very modest home, are just the things that I believe have won the election. Margaret Thatcher

Election, Small, Very

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

Very, Bonus, Old

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