William Gilmore Simms Quotes

Pride does not wish to owe and vanity does not wish to pay.

To feel oppressed by obligation is only to prove that we are incapable of a proper sentiment of gratitude. To receive favors from the unworthy is simply to admit that our selfishness is superior to our pride. Most men remember obligations, but not often to be grateful for them. The proud are made sour by the remembrance and the vain silent.

No amount of praise should go to your head. You should always remain humble.

it is so difficult not to become vain about one's own good luck.

The praise that comes from love does not make us vain, but more humble.

I think I'm somebody who takes praise with a very big - probably too big - pinch of salt.

It's wonderful to win, but don't get cocky about it!

Next to ingratitude the most painful thing to bear is gratitude.

Talent is God-given; be humble. Fame is man-given; be thankful. Conceit is self-given; be careful.

False happiness renders men stern and proud, and that happiness is never communicated. True happiness renders them kind and sensible, and that happiness is always shared.

We often fancy that we suffer from ingratitude, while in reality we suffer from self-love.

I think we were always humble.

The proud man counts his newspaper clippings, the humble man his blessings.

I'm constantly humbled.

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.

I realize I can never take my success for granted. It's not attractive for anyone to be like that.

Anybody who is stupid enough to want to be remembered deserves to be forgotten right now.

It is in the character of very few men to honor without envy a friend who has prospered.

The truly humble feel the ground beneath their feet every day and do not only become aware of it when held aloft or pushed down to their knees.

I have a healthy amount of humility.

Too great haste to repay an obligation is a kind of ingratitude.

Gratitude's not a natural posture. The prince of darkness is ultimately a spoiled ingrate, and I've spent most of my life as kin to the fist-shaker.

Whenever I start feeling too arrogant about myself, I always take a trip to the U.S. The immigration guys kick the star out of my stardom.

Most people return small favors, acknowledge medium ones and repay greater ones - with ingratitude.

Great indebtedness does not make men grateful, but vengeful; and if a little charity is not forgotten, it turns into a gnawing worm.