“The artist must summon all his energy, his sincerity, and the greatest modesty in order to shatter the old cliches that come so easily to hand while working, which can suffocate the little flower that does not come, ever, the way one expects.”
Henri Matisse
“If some musicians put more energy into their own craft, they'd be less likely to attack the artist they have a problem with 'not being'”
Larss Vincent McKevitt
“Sincerity is not a spontaneous flower nor is modesty either.”
Sidonie Gabrielle Colette
“The confession of our failings is a thankless office. It savors less of sincerity or modesty than of ostentation. It seems as if we thought our weaknesses as good as other people's virtues.”
William Hazlitt
“He who speaks without modesty will find it difficult to make his words good.”
Confucius
“Women's modesty generally increases with their beauty.”
Friedrich Nietzsche
“Your greatness is measured by your kindness; your education and intellect by your modesty; your ignorance is betrayed by your suspicions and prejudices, and your real caliber is measured by the consideration and tolerance you have for others.”
William J. H. Boetcker
