Some things sound better if they don't come from you.

But self-abasement is just inverted egoism. Anyone who acts with genuine humility will be as far from humiliation as from arrogance.

Much of someone's real character lies in what they don't say about themselves.

Kissinger would probably be outraged even if he reread his own memoirs, on the grounds that they are not favorable enough.

I share the same initials (J.C.) as Jesus Christ, but I do not perform miracles just follow processes that yield success.

In the process of trial and error,
Our failed attempts are meant to destroy arrogance and provoke humility.