Modesty Quotes
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by some famous people of their times. These quotes
about modesty will motivate and inspire you and will make you much wiser about
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Modesty is the chastity of merit, the virginity of noble souls. Madame de Girardin
Do not make yourself so big, you are not so small. Jewish Proverb
Modesty is the only sure bait when you angle for praise. Lord Chesterfield
He is a modest little man who has a good deal to be modest about. Winston Churchill
We must watch over our modesty in the presence of those who cannot understand its grounds. Jean Rostand
The man who is ostentatious of his modesty is twin to the statue that wears a fig-leaf. Mark Twain
No modest man ever did or ever will make a fortune. Lady Mary Wortley Montagu
Modesty is the color of virtue. Diogenes of Sinope
He seems determined to make a trumpet sound like a tin whistle. Aneurin Bevan
Modesty is not only an ornament, but also a guard to virtue. Joseph Addison
Modesty is the lowest of the virtues, and is a real confession of the deficiency it indicates. He who undervalues himself is justly undervalued by others. William Hazlitt
The height of cleverness is being able to conceal it. Francois De La Rochefoucauld
If there is anybody in this land who thoroughly believes that the meek shall inherit the earth they have not often let their presence be known. William E. B. Du Bois
We wound our modesty and make foul the clearness of our deserving, when of ourselves we publish them. William Shakespeare
Fidelity to conscience is inconsistent with retiring modesty. If it be so, let the modesty succumb. It can be only a false modesty which can be thus endangered. Harriet Martineau
Always remember when you are on top of the world , that the earth rotates every 24 hrs. Steve G. Makris
No truly great person ever thought themselves so. William Hazlitt
Modesty forbids what the law does not. Seneca
When a woman has lost her chastity she will shrink from nothing. Publius Cornelius Tacitus
Great things happen in small places. Jesus was born in Bethlehem. Jesse Jackson was born in Greenville. Jesse Jackson
Usually the modest person passes for someone reserved, the silent for a sullen person. Horace
There's a lot to be said for the fellow who doesn't say it himself. Maurice Switzer
I have often wished I had time to cultivate modesty. But I am too busy thinking about myself. Dame Edith Sitwell
It is far more impressive when others discover your good qualities without your help. Miss Manners
Ornaments were invented by modesty. Joseph Joubert
The modest person is usually admired, if people ever hear of them. Edgar Watson Howe
Lord Bacon told Sir Edward Coke when he was boasting, The less you speak of your greatness, the more shall I think of it. William Shakespeare
Conceit spoils the finest genius. There is not much danger that real talent or goodness will be overlooked long; even if it is, the consciousness of possessing and using it well should satisfy one, and the great charm of all power is modesty. Louisa May Alcott
She just wore enough for modesty; no more. Robert Buchanan
Be plain in dress, and sober in your diet; In short, my dear, kiss me and be quiet. Lady Mary Wortley Montagu
A vain man finds it wise to speak good or ill of himself; a modest man does not talk of himself. Jean De La Bruyere
Modesty is the beauty of women. Gaelic Proverb
Modesty is the conscience of the body. Honore De Balzac
Be smart, but never show it. Louis B Mayer
Modesty; the gentle art of enhancing your charm by pretending not to be aware of it. Oliver Herford
That is the consolation of a little mind; you have the fun of changing it without impeding the progress of mankind. Frank Moore Colby
Modesty seldom resides in a breast that is not enriched with nobler virtues. Oliver Goldsmith
I don't like to write like God. It is only because you never do it, though, that the critics think you can't do it. Ernest Hemingway
Because impudence is a vice, it does not follow that modesty is a virtue; it is built upon shame, a passion in our nature, and may be either good or bad according to the actions performed from that motive. Bernard Mandeville
Act as though you cannot fail but keep a humble spirit. Anonymous
To be humble to superiors is duty, to equals courtesy, to inferiors nobleness. Benjamin Franklin
So rare is the union of beauty with modesty. Juvenal
No sex, age, or condition is above or below the absolute necessity of modesty; but without it one vastly beneath the rank of man. Bruce Barton
Modesty is a quality in a lover more praised by the women than liked. Richard Brinsley Sheridan
Although modesty is natural to man, it is not natural to children. Modesty only begins with the knowledge of evil. Jean Jacques Rousseau
It's always well to be the smartest thinker, but is won't get you very far unless you're the plainest talker. Anonymous
Nothing can atone for the lack of modesty; without which beauty is ungraceful and wit detestable. Sir Richard Steele
I prefer to be a dreamer among the humblest, with visions to be realized, than lord among those without dreams and desires. Kahlil Gibran
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