Joseph Addison Quotes about Modesty
Modesty is not only an ornament, but also a guard to virtue.
Joseph Addison (1721). “THE WORKS OF THE RIGHT HONOURABLE JOSEPH ADDISON, Esq; In FOUR VOLUMES.: VOLUME the THIRD”, p.218
Joseph Addison (1721). “The Works of the Right Honourable Joseph Addison, Esq”, p.560
True modesty avoids everything that is criminal; false modesty everything that is unfashionable.
Joseph Addison, Sir Richard Steele (1854). “The Spectator: With a Biographical and Critical Preface, and Explanatory Notes ...”, p.406
Joseph Addison (1733). “Cato: A Tragedy. As it is Acted at the Theatre-Royal in Drury-Lane, by His Majesty's Servants”, p.45