A modest man is usually admired—if people ever hear of him. Edgar Watson Howe Fame, Modesty You May Also Like The nice thing about being a celebrity is that when you bore people, they think it’s their fault. By Henry Kissinger Fame You’re always a little disappointing in person because you can’t be the edited essence of yourself. By Mel Brooks Fame The second sweetest set of three words in English is “I don’t know.” By Carol Tavtis Modesty Never pride yourself on knowledge. Remember, even a head of iceberg lettuce knows more than you do. It knows whether or not that light really does go out when the refrigerator door shuts. By Anonymous Funny, Humbleness, Knowledge, Modesty Fools’ names and fools’ faces are often seen in public places. By Anonymous Fame Our admiration is so given to dead martyrs that we have little time for living heroes. By Elbert Hubbard Fame You May Also Like from Edgar Watson Howe When a man says money can do anything, that settles it: he hasn’t got any. By Edgar Watson Howe Money, Poor Everyone hates a martyr; it’s no wonder martyrs were burned at the stake. By Edgar Watson Howe Hatred Most people have seen worse things in private than they pretend to be shocked at in public. By Edgar Watson Howe Deception, Lies No man’s credit is as good as his money. By Edgar Watson Howe Credit, Economics, Money If you don’t learn to laugh at trouble, you won’t have anything to laugh at when you grow old. By Edgar Watson Howe Humor, Lauhter, Old age, Positive If you don’t leam to laugh at trouble, you won’t have anything to laugh at when you grow old. By Edgar Watson Howe Age, Aging, Fun, Laughter, Old age
The nice thing about being a celebrity is that when you bore people, they think it’s their fault. By Henry Kissinger Fame
You’re always a little disappointing in person because you can’t be the edited essence of yourself. By Mel Brooks Fame
Never pride yourself on knowledge. Remember, even a head of iceberg lettuce knows more than you do. It knows whether or not that light really does go out when the refrigerator door shuts. By Anonymous Funny, Humbleness, Knowledge, Modesty
Our admiration is so given to dead martyrs that we have little time for living heroes. By Elbert Hubbard Fame
When a man says money can do anything, that settles it: he hasn’t got any. By Edgar Watson Howe Money, Poor
Everyone hates a martyr; it’s no wonder martyrs were burned at the stake. By Edgar Watson Howe Hatred
Most people have seen worse things in private than they pretend to be shocked at in public. By Edgar Watson Howe Deception, Lies
If you don’t learn to laugh at trouble, you won’t have anything to laugh at when you grow old. By Edgar Watson Howe Humor, Lauhter, Old age, Positive
If you don’t leam to laugh at trouble, you won’t have anything to laugh at when you grow old. By Edgar Watson Howe Age, Aging, Fun, Laughter, Old age
