“Modesty is the color of virtue”. The words spoken by the great Greek philosopher Diogenes epitomize everything there is to grasp about the real meaning of modesty. In Hollywood, where frivolity wears the crown, there’s only a handful of celebrities who prove that modesty can indeed prevail.
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1. Keanu Reeves
The famous actor is the ‘living proof’ that simplicity and decency can indeed weave their way through Hollywood. He has overcome a great deal of hardship in his life but not without going through hell and back. He’s a truly humble person, he regularly donates to charity, helps the homeless, travels on subway and acts as a completely ordinary person, wearing simple clothes.
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2. J.K Rowling
The author of the best-selling book series in history, ‘Harry Potter‘, has a very modest, ordinary lifestyle. She’s donated to charity a large part of her fortune and tries to separate her professional life from her personal life.
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3. Hayden Christensen
You may remember him from ‘Star Wars’ Episode II and III where he played ‘Anakin Skywalker’ but since 2005 we haven’t actually seen him on the big screen. Though he became famous at a very young age, he was never Hollywood material, shunning the spotlight on any occasion. He bought a farm back in his homeland Canada for his family where he’s now working the land. He recently broke up with Rachel Bilson after nearly 10 years together with whom he has a two-year-old daughter.
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4. Mark Zuckerberg
The creator of Facebook doesn’t exactly hang out in Hollywood but we can acknowledge his celebrity status. As you probably have seen him many times before, he wears the same gray T-shirt almost every day and has rarely been caught displaying an extravagant lifestyle.
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5. Ingvar Kamprad
Probably one of the most modest billionaire in the world, the founder of IKEA is an example of simplicity. He buys his clothes from second-hand shops, drives the same Volvo for years, flies on economy and decorates his home with items from his own furniture factory.
“Modesty is not only an ornament, but also a guard to virtue” (Joseph Addison). Don’t ever forget that and please pass this on!
