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 2. A modesty in delivering our sentiments leaves us a liberty of changing them without blushing.

 3. After crosses and losses men grow humbler and wiser.

 4. At least I have the modesty to admit that lack of modesty is one of my failings.

 5. Be humble as the blade of grass that is being trodden underneath the feet. The little ant tastes joyously the sweetness of honey and sugar. The mighty elephant trembles in pain under the agony of sharp goad.

 6. Be humble, if thou would'st attain to Wisdom. Be humbler still, when Wisdom thou hast mastered.

 7. Be of an exceedingly humble spirit, for the end of man is the worm.

 8. Be wise; soar not too high to fall, but stoop to rise.

 9. Bear all and do nothing Hear all and say nothing Abandon all and be nothing.

10. Demand not that events should happen as you wish, but wish them to happen as they do, and you will go on well.

11. False modesty is the refinement of vanity. It is a lie.

12. Good taste is the modesty of the mind; that is why it cannot be either imitated or acquired.

13. He who does not think too much of himself is much more esteemed than he imagines.

14. Humble station is the basis of honour. The low is the foundation of the high.

15. Humble things become the humble.

16. Humility does not consist in hiding our talents and virtues, in thinking ourselves worse and more ordinary than we are, but in possessing a clear knowledge of all that is lacking in us and in not exalting ourselves for that which we have..

17. Humility is the solid foundation of all virtues.

18. Humility is to make a right estimate of oneself.

19. Humility makes great men twice honourable.

20. Humility, like darkness, reveals the heavenly lights.

21. Humility, that low, sweet root, From which all heavenly virtues shoot.

22. I believe the first test of a truly great man is in his humility.

23. I have offended God and mankind because my work didn't reach the quality it should have.

24. I have three precious things which I hold fast and prize. The first is gentleness; the second is frugality; the third is humility, which keeps me from putting myself before others. Be gentle and you can be bold; be frugal and you can be liberal; avoid putting yourself before others and you can become a leader among men.

25. If man makes himself a worm he must not complain when he is trodden on.

26. In the world's audience hall, the simple blade of grass sits on the same carpet with the sunbeams, and the stars of midnight.

27. It is easier to sacrifice great than little things.

28. It is hard, indeed, to feel humble, to know respect and honour, to get rid of all attachments, to keep pure in thought and deed, and to become wise.

29. It is often found that modesty and humility not only do no good, but are positively hurtful, when they are shown to the arrogant who have taken up a prejudice against you, either from envy or from any other cause.

30. It is what we give up, not what we lay up, that adds to our lasting store.

31. Life is a long lesson in humility.

32. Lowliness is the base of every virtue, And he who goes the lowest builds the safest.

33. Manifest plainness, Embrace simplicity, Reduce selfishness, Have few desires.

34. Modesty is a shining light; it prepares the mind to receive knowledge, and the heart for truth.

35. Modesty is a sweet song-bird no open cage-door can tempt to flight.

36. Modesty is at the core of the man's being and reveals itself in his outward behaviour.

37. Modesty is of no use to a beggar.

38. Modesty is the citadel of beauty and virtue.

39. Modesty is the colour of virtue.

40. Modesty is the lowest of the virtues, and is a confession of the deficiency it indicates. He who undervalues himself is justly overvalued by others.

41. Modesty is to merit, what shade is to figures in a picture; it gives it strength and makes it stand out.

42. Modesty once extinguished knows not how to return.

43. Modesty seldom resides in a breast that is not enriched with nobler virtues.

44. Never to talk about oneself is a very refined form of hypocrisy.

45. O be very sure That no man will learn anything at all, Unless he first will learn humility.

46. One may be humble out of pride.

47. Search others for their virtues, and thyself for thy vices.

48. Sense shines with a double luster when it is set in humility. An able and yet humble man is a jewel worth a kingdom.

49. The beloved of the Almighty are: the rich who have the humility of the poor, and the poor who have the magnamity of the rich.

50. The bird of wisdom flies low, and seeks her food under hedges; the eagle himself would be starved if he always soared aloft and against the sun.

51. The boughs that bear most hang lowest.

52. The Devil did grin, for his darling sin Is pride that apes humility.

53. The higher a man is in grace, the lower he will be in his own esteem.

54. The more humble a man is before God the more he will be exalted; the more humble he is before man, the more he will get rode roughshod.

55. The sage wears clothes of coarse cloth but carries jewels in his bosom; He knows himself but does not display himself; He loves himself but does not hold himself in high esteem. Thus he rejects the latter and takes the former.

56. The tumult and the shouting dies; The Captains and the Kings depart: Still stands Thine ancient sacrifice, An humble and a contrite heart. Lord God of Hosts, be with us yet, Lest we forget - lest we forget!

57. The unassuming youth seeking instruction with humility gains good fortune.

58. The violet droops its soft and bashful brow, But from its heart sweet incense fills the air; So rich within - so pure without - art thou, With modest mien and soul of virtue rare.

59. To be humble to Superiors is Duty, to Equals Courtesy, to Inferiors Nobleness.

60. We cannot think too highly of our nature, nor too humbly of ourselves.

61. What can be found equal to modesty, uncorrupt faith, the sister of justice, and undisguised truth?

62. When possessed of wealth or learning, Low people become proud. But even when doubly honoured, The wise become more humble.