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Quotes about Modesty
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“Be smart, but never show it.”
“Modesty is the color of virtue.”
“Modesty is the beauty of women.”
“Ornaments were invented by modesty.”
“Modesty is the conscience of the body.”
“Modesty forbids what the law does not.”
“She just wore enough for modesty; no more!”
“So rare is the union of beauty with modesty.”
“No truly great person ever thought themselves so.”
“Do not make yourself so big, you are not so small.”
“No modest man ever did or ever will make a fortune.”
“The height of cleverness is being able to conceal it.”
“Modesty is the only sure bait when you angle for praise.”
“Modesty is not only an ornament, but also a guard to virtue.”
“He seems determined to make a trumpet sound like a tin whistle.”
“Modesty is the chastity of merit, the virginity of noble souls.”
“When a woman has lost her chastity she will shrink from nothing.”
“He is a modest little man who has a good deal to be modest about.”
“The modest person is usually admired, if people ever hear of them.”
“There's a lot to be said for the fellow who doesn't say it himself.”
“Modesty is a quality in a lover more praised by the women than liked.”
“Modesty seldom resides in a breast that is not enriched with nobler virtues.”
“To be humble to superiors is duty, to equals courtesy, to inferiors nobleness.”
“Be plain in dress, and sober in your diet; In short, my dear, kiss me and be quiet.”
“Modesty; the gentle art of enhancing your charm by pretending not to be aware of it.”
“It is far more impressive when others discover your good qualities without your help”
“Usually the modest person passes for someone reserved, the silent for a sullen person”
“Always remember when you are on top of the world , that the earth rotates every 24 hrs.”
“The man who is ostentatious of his modesty is twin to the statue that wears a fig-leaf.”
“We must watch over our modesty in the presence of those who cannot understand its grounds.”