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“What is the vanity of the vainest man compared with the vanity which the most modest possesses when, in the midst of nature and the world, he feels himself to be ''man''!”
Friedrich Nietzsche quotes (German classical Scholar, Philosopher and Critic of culture, 1844-1900.)
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“If a man knew anything, he would sit in a corner and be modest; but he is such an ignorant peacock, that he goes bustling up and down, and hits on extraordinary discoveries.”
Ralph Waldo Emerson quotes (American Poet, Lecturer and Essayist, 1803-1882)
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“A vain man finds it wise to speak good or ill of himself; a modest man does not talk of himself”
Jean de la Bruyere quotes (French satiric moralist, 1645-1696)

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“Mr. Attlee is a very modest man. Indeed he has a lot to be modest about.”
Winston Churchill quotes (British Orator, Author and Prime Minister during World War II. 1874-1965)
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“In childhood be modest, in youth temperate, in adulthood just, and in old age prudent.”
Socrates quotes (Ancient Greek Philosopher, 470 BC-399 BC)
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“A superior man is modest in his speech, but exceeds in his actions.”
Confucius quotes (China's most famous teacher, philosopher, and political theorist, 551-479 BC)
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“Modest doubt is called the beacon of the wise.”
William Shakespeare quotes (English Dramatist, Playwright and Poet, 1564-1616)
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“In peace there's nothing so becomes a man As modest stillness and humility; But when the blast of war blows in our ears, Then imitate the action of the tiger: Stiffen the sinews, summon up the blood, Then lend the eye a terrible aspect; Now set the teeth, and stretch the nostril wide, Hold hard the breath, and bend up every spirit To his full height!”
William Shakespeare quotes (English Dramatist, Playwright and Poet, 1564-1616)
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“I believe that religion, generally speaking, has been a curse to mankind - that its modest and greatly overestimated services on the ethical side have been more than overcome by the damage it has done to clear and honest thinking”
Henry Louis Mencken quotes (American humorous Journalist and Critic of American life who influenced US fiction through the 1920s, 1880-1956)
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modest synonyms: humble, humbler, humbles, humblest, lowing, lowliest, lowly, lows, meek, meekest, mild, milder, mildest, minor, restrained, small, small-scale, unostentatious.

modest antonyms: immodest.

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