It is easy for a somebody to be modest, but it is difficult to be modest when one is a nobody

Quote by Jules Renard

Topics: Modesty Quotes

As I grow to understand life less and less I grow to love it more...

As I grow to understand life less and less I grow to love it more...

Fame is a constant effort.

Fame is a constant effort.

I am never bored anywhere: being bored is an insult to oneself.

I am never bored anywhere: being bored is an insult to oneself.

I finally know what distinguishes man from the other beasts: financial worries.

I finally know what distinguishes man from the other beasts: financial worries.

Man who waits for roast duck to fly into mouth must wait very, very long...

Man who waits for roast duck to fly into mouth must wait very, very long...

There are moments when everything goes well, but don't be frightened.

There are moments when everything goes well, but don't be frightened.

The story I am writing exists, written in absolutely perfect fashion, some place, in the...

The story I am writing exists, written in absolutely perfect fashion, some place, in the...

Socialism must come down from the brain and reach the heart.

Socialism must come down from the brain and reach the heart.

There are places and moments in which one is so completely alone that one sees...

There are places and moments in which one is so completely alone that one sees...

It is not how old you are, but how you are old.

It is not how old you are, but how you are old.

Failure is not our only punishment for laziness; there is also the success of others.

Failure is not our only punishment for laziness; there is also the success of others.

Liberty is the right to choose. Freedom is the result of the right choice.

Liberty is the right to choose. Freedom is the result of the right choice.

Failure is not our only punishment for laziness: there is also the success of others

Failure is not our only punishment for laziness: there is also the success of others

Talent is a matter of quantity. Talent does not write on page, it writes three...

Talent is a matter of quantity. Talent does not write on page, it writes three...

Fame is a constant effort

Fame is a constant effort

Laziness is nothing more than the habit of resting before you get tired.

Laziness is nothing more than the habit of resting before you get tired.

Don't tell a woman she's pretty; tell her there's no other woman like her, and...

Don't tell a woman she's pretty; tell her there's no other woman like her, and...

If you are afraid of being lonely, don't try to be right

If you are afraid of being lonely, don't try to be right

Show me the meaning of being lonely, is this the feeling, I need to walk...

Show me the meaning of being lonely, is this the feeling, I need to walk...

The fear of not finding the perfect match outweighs the fear of being old and...

The fear of not finding the perfect match outweighs the fear of being old and...

When we truly realize that we are all alone is when we need others the...

When we truly realize that we are all alone is when we need others the...