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A man once told me that we are not worthy worms in the eyes of God, I said then that an insult directed at God because we are created in His image. This man was falsely modest, if I had told him that he was indeed a worthless worm, which I can not spend my time better, he had felt insulted. Rather arrogant and honest and real than false modesty, I think then.

There were three monks bragging about their monastery. The first said:"Our monastery is outstanding in meditation, just awesome'. The second said,:"Our monastery is formidable in prayer, unsurpassed ". The third said,:"Our monastery is the cream of the crop in terms of modesty, no it's better '(-)

A man said to himself that his statements suggested anything and you could tell him you expect that you would speak against, He was fishing for a compliment, Also false modesty so, as often.

If I were a woman I ever help offering some goodies she says that I do not have to do it for her, that it might be too much trouble for me to do that for her, rather than just to thank for the kind gesture from me.

Nelson Mandela said there is nothing enlightened in your small to do and I totally agree with him. If you are humble you take too little pleasure you choose the crumbs instead of bread you right. Rather a healthy self-esteem than false modesty is my motto. The Bible even says:"Do you not know that thou art gods!’. Claim your heritage so.

Een man zei:"I'm just a simple boerenlul '. When I said he better not say of himself, that there will be plenty of others who'd say, and he intelligently to me when he shone with pride(-). He fished indirectly to a compliment and he got me.

My eldest son Danniel said a fellow student:"They behaved really a sorry way I was born '

Regarding the use of our potential we can rightly being modest, investigated is that we only 5% of us are not aware of potential use and there, though most find.

Bert is very modest and complains to Ernie Ernie took the biggest piece of cake. says Ernie:"What part did you have taken?’. Bert says modestly:"The smallest piece '. "What are you complaining then that's what you do now!"Ernie says fun.

Freud zei:"People are better than they know, but worse than they think '. If you are better than you know, there is no reason to be modest and should you find yourself in a divine value estimate. We are worse than we think because of the idealized self-image that we often after take because we could not stand our real self, it seems to be a solution but it created idealized self-image we can real self even more outstanding.

Cassius Clay who called himself Muhammed Ali later said: I'm the greatest "and was resented that he was not modest, me he did not have to be modest because he was the biggest and best boxer and was allowed to progress.

Alexander the Great wanted to hang a painting that did not have said a clerk:"Let me just hang up because I'm bigger ', Alexander said that: "The longer you're certainly not bigger '. Very nice see the other not more or less, but you feel connected to everyone and everything in a healthy self-esteem.

Here are some quotes that I found on documents:

Modesty is nothing else than the resignation of the smallness of the security of greatness. J.Rostand

Who is humble, has good reason. B.De Meutter

Modesty is often ambition that her wait time. C.Buddingh

Modesty is the art of the others let the good thing that you think of yourself. P.Bouvard

Only modest nietswaardigen; great people rejoice over their actions. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

The surest way to not be very unfortunate to not require to be very happy, So by your claims for enjoyment, property, considered, honor so, be modest. A. Schopenhauer

Modesty is the only sure bait when fishing for praise – Lord Chesterfield

If you insult a modest man or in his honor attacks, He turns suddenly not be so modest – Henny Bos