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Benjamin Franklin Quotes about Modesty

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To be humble to superiors is a duty, to equals courtesy, to inferiors nobleness.

To be humble to superiors is a duty, to equals courtesy, to inferiors nobleness.

Benjamin Franklin
Humble, Humility, Modesty
Benjamin Franklin (1998). “Benjamin Franklin Wit and Wisdom”, p.68, Peter Pauper Press, Inc.

If thou hast wit and learning, add to it wisdom and modesty.

Benjamin Franklin
Pride, Add, Modesty
Benjamin Franklin (2007). “Poor Richard's Almanack”, p.105, Skyhorse Publishing, Inc.

Great Modesty often hides great Merit.

Benjamin Franklin
Merit, Modesty, Poor Richard
Benjamin Franklin (2012). “Wit and Wisdom from Poor Richard's Almanack”, p.53, Courier Corporation

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