Famous sayings of self-confidence and modesty

When we were very humble, we were great recently.

Tagore

Conceit is the destruction of any art. Pride is a terrible misfortune.

Dimitrov

True modesty can only be the product of deep thinking about vanity.

-Bergson

All I have to do is reach out and harvest the crops that others have sown for me.

-Goethe

Modest students cherish the truth and don't care about personal praise: the first thing that unpretentious students think of is to show off personal praise and be indifferent to the truth. In the history of thought, modesty is almost always directly proportional to students' talents, while immodesty is inversely proportional. -plekhanov

Never think you know everything. -Pavlov

Ah! Praise, from your own mouth, how boring! -Montesquieu

None of our habits is more difficult than overcoming pride. Although I tried to hide it, overcome it and destroy it, I still unconsciously revealed it anyway.

Franklin

When I count many wonderful creations invented by human beings in art and literature, and then review my knowledge, I feel humble. Galileo

Only when everyone here stops talking and has the opportunity can we ask questions with an open mind and learn from others. John Locke

If you are not modest, you can only have this excuse, that is, if you are not modest, you are ignorant.

Franklin

Everything that is true and great is simple and humble. -belinsky

It's totally out of my nature not to make progress in some small achievements. Climbing up the ladder is of course good. As long as you have strength, it means taking a step forward. -Andersen

Most scientists hate superlatives and exaggerations, and great people are usually modest and prudent. William Lan Beardmore Beveridge

What constitutes the biggest obstacle to our study is the known, not the unknown. bernard

Being lazy in thinking, unwilling to delve into and deeply understand, complacent or content with trivial knowledge are all reasons for poor intelligence. This kind of poverty is usually called by one word, which is "stupid". Gorky

Great people will never abuse their advantages. They see that they are superior to others and realize this, but they will never be modest. The better they are, the more they realize their own shortcomings. -Rousseau

Most of our pride is based on our ignorance! -Lessing

If a person counts what he has learned from others as his own discovery, it is also close to vanity. -Hegel

A fool is conceited, and his complacency is precisely the shortcoming of being laughed at and ridiculed, and he often exaggerates what should be regarded as a great shame. -krylov

Never think you know everything. No matter how highly people think of you, you should have the courage to say to yourself: I am a person who knows nothing. -Pavlov

Never get stuck in pride. Because once you are proud, you will be stubborn when you agree; Because once you are proud, you will refuse other people's advice and friendship. Because once you are proud, you will lose your objective standards. -Pavlov

No matter how great our achievements are, we should still be aware of the enemy's strength, be vigilant, and never allow ourselves to be complacent or neglect our own team. -Stalin

The greatest pride and the greatest inferiority both show that the mind is the most fragile.

-Spinoza

A proud person is bound to be jealous. What he envies most is the person who is praised for his virtue. -Spinoza

It is inferiority to think too low of yourself because of pain. -Spinoza

Although inferiority is opposite to pride, it is actually the closest to pride.

-Spinoza

Obviously, pride and humility are the opposite, but the object is the same. This object is the self. Hume

First of all, I ask you to believe in science, rationality, yourself and yourself. -Hegel

No matter when others are around or when you are alone, don't do anything despicable: the most important thing is self-esteem. Pythagoras

There are two kinds of impoliteness: the first is coy and shy; The second is misconduct and neglect; To avoid these two situations, we must abide by the following rules, that is, don't look down on yourself or others. -Comment by John Locke 66 1| (15)

Default Sorting | Other answers in chronological order * * * 34 2006-10-11:14 Muhara Masaki | Don't boast, Niu Yi will capsize if he is complacent. Looking at many things in ancient and modern times, from humble to luxurious. -Chen Yi

Dissatisfaction is the upward wheel. -Lu Xun

If you humble yourself, you will depend on many people; If you are arrogant, more people will go. -Ge Hong

Those who rely on the size of the country, cherish the people and want to see the enemy are called arrogant soldiers. Wei Xiang

If debauchery fails, it is a disaster to be full. Yong Zhang

Empty people are the foundation of virtue. -Fang Xiaoru

What does it matter if you are full of profits? Be careful! Be careful! Zhu Shunshui

Life is a serious illness, just one word "pride". —— Wang Yangming

Without arrogance or rashness, you can learn from others or yourself. -Tan Sitong

The stupidest thing in life is that the bad news has passed, and the worst thing in life is that you are good at talking about people. -Shen Juyi

Enrichment is easy to be a disaster, and modesty is often a blessing. -Zhang

Complacency is a terrible trap for us; Besides, we dug this trap ourselves. -Lao She

It is normal for a mediocre and militant person to go out on his high horse and go home with his tail between his legs. Xuefeng Feng

We shouldn't put our eyes on our heads, so that we can fall from the sky with our own feet and break what we want. Xuefeng Feng

Modesty makes people progress, while pride makes people lag behind. We should always remember this truth. Mao Zedong

We can't make achievements, just like a ball that others can't shoot. We can jump very high with a tap. The greater the achievement, the more modest and prudent you should be. -Wang Jinxi