Book of Proverbs Quotes

Modesty is the only sure bait when you angle for praise.

The only sure way of avoiding these evils [vanity and boasting] is never to speak of yourself at all. But when, historically, youare obliged to mention yourself, take care not to drop one single word that can directly or indirectly be construed as fishing for applause.

When we disclaim praise, it is only showing our desire to be praised a second time.

I don't need to pat myself on the back until my arm breaks. I don't need any of that.

False modesty can be worse than arrogance.

If I started being braggy, my family would be like, 'Shut up, Maisie! Who cares? Get off the sofa.'

I can’t talk about myself that way. Whatever I did before was just in line with my work. I can’t be saying I, I, I all the time.

Modesty is a virtue that can never thrive in public …. A man must be his own trumpeter—he must write or dictate paragraphs of praise in the newspapers; he must dress, have a retinue and equipage; he must ostentatiously publish to the world his own writings with his name, make the mob stare and gape, and perpetuate his fame.

Bragging about yourself violates norms of modesty and politeness - and if you were really competent, your work would speak for itself.

Well I don't want to talk about myself, that's so rude and egotistical.

Any time you talk about your own stuff you sound self-aggrandising.

I could just sit back and get someone to spin my achievements, I suppose, but when I see others do it, I always think, 'Why are you telling me how successful you are?' I am always suspicious of those kinds of boasts.

It's not about ego. Really. If it was ego, I'd be telling you about my awesome... oh, never mind.

A vain man finds it wise to speak good or ill of himself; a modest man does not talk of himself.

There's simply too much fuss about myself.

Don't talk about yourself; it will be done when you leave.

I don't want to talk about myself, that's for other people to say, so I'm not saying I was so talented.

A refusal of praise is a desire to be praised twice.

I don't like false modesty.

I'm kinda not one of those people that likes to put up trophies in my house, because I don't want my mom to come be like, 'Hey, you're full of yourself.'

The way I rap isn't about me boasting. Rarely will I do that.

He who refuses praise the first time that it is offered does so because he would hear it a second time.

The way my father raised me, we don't pat ourselves on the back. We don't call ourselves great, we let other people do that.

There are only so many times I can say, 'I owe it to my offensive linemen,' or, 'The credit should go to my teammates,' before it becomes run down.

I don't want to be seen as the kind of person who does things and then expects publicity in return.