“ I laboured hard at my book, without allowing it to interfere with the punctual discharge of my newspaper duties; and it came out and was very successful. I was not stunned by the praise which sounded… Charles Dickens
“ You don’t want modesty, you want humility. Humility comes from inside out. It says someone was here before me and I’m here because I’ve been paid for. I have something to do and I will do that because… Maya Angelou
“ The prudent man always studies seriously and earnestly to understand whatever he professes to understand, and not merely to persuade other people that he understands it; and though his talents may not… Adam Smith
“ I love how the landscape gives the impression of vast space and intimacy at the same time: the thin brown line of a path wandering up an immense green mountainside, a plush hanging valley tucked betwe… Jamie Zeppa
“ F you are too good to look after God’s trash, you are not good enough to look after God’s treasure. Matshona Dhliwayo
“ One way of keeping your dreams alive is to keep it to yourself. It can save you and protect your dreams to a greater extent. Michael Bassey Johnson
“ [A Letter to the Culture that Raised Me] I'm not here to be on display. And my body is not for public consumption. I will not be reduced to an object, or a pair of legs to sell shoes. I'm a soul, a mi… Yasmin Mogahed
“ If vulgarity is a game that begins by excluding women, but ultimately excludes men from themselves, modesty is the game both can play. It begins as a woman’s game – one, interestingly, where she appea… Wendy Shalit
“ If you are too good to look after God’s trash, you are not good enough to look after God’s treasure. Matshona Dhliwayo
“ It doesn’t take long for your fortunes to turn. One second you’re fluttery as a bird, the next you’re on the ground with your wings clipped. Saim Cheeda
“ Watch out for those who celebrate your success with bitterness in their hearts! surely, they'll hail you for what you are, and hate you for what you have become. Michael Bassey Johnson
“ There has to be a cut-off somewhere between the freedom of expression and a graphically explicit free-for-all. E.A. Bucchianeri
“ My value as a woman is not measured by the size of my waist or the number of men who like me. My worth as a human being is measured on a higher scale: a scale of righteousness and piety. And my purpos… Yasmin Mogahed
