Modesty Quotes - Page 7

Modesty and diffidence make a man unfit for public affairs; they also make him unfit for brothels.

The truth is a young maiden as modest as she is beautiful, and therefore she is always seen cloaked.

To the devil with false modesty.

Modesty once extinguished knows not how to return.

When writing about oneself, one must strive to be truthful. Truth is more important than modesty.

Modesty once lost, never returns into favour.

Everything that is exquisite hides itself.

When a modest man praises himself, people listen.

Be merciful, moderate, and modest.

And personally, I've lost my thirst for vengeance.

It is often the case with a new idea that when it comes knocking on society's door with modesty and the best premises for its existence, there is a tremendous outcry from inside.

Love knows nothing of modesty.

Spite of all modesty, a man must own a pleasure in the hearing of his praise.

Generally speaking, the greater a woman's beauty, the greater her modesty.

Modesty is a bright dish-cover, which makes us fancy there is something very nice underneath it.

What is modesty but inverted pride?

It is only the first obstacle which counts to conquer modesty.

Modesty is not one of my virtues.

In the modesty of fearful duty, I read as much as from the rattling tongue of saucy and audacious eloquence.

Pastime passing excellent, if it he husbanded with modesty.

Can it be chat modesty may more betray Our sense than woman's lightness?

Not stepping over the bounds of modesty.

True modesty and true pride are much the same thing: both consist in setting a just value on ourselves - neither more nor less.

The affected modesty of most women is a decoy for the generous, the delicate, and unsuspecting; while the artful, the bold, and unfeeling either see or break through its slender disguises.

Modesty is policy, no less than virtue.