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Modesty Quotes

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 Picture Quote #1

If a young lady has that discretion and modesty without which all knowledge is little worth, she will never make an ostentatious parade of it, because she will rather be intent on acquiring more than on displaying what she has Picture Quote #1

Nothing is mine, I have only nothing but it is enough, it is beautiful and it is all mine. Do I even walk about in my own skin or is it something I have borrowed to spare my modesty? Picture Quote #1

Modesty is a valuable merit... in people who have no other, and the appearance of it is extremely useful to those who have Picture Quote #1

You must have the guts to throw off the chains of modesty and mediocrity in order to be the light that the world needs Picture Quote #1

Architecture is a rare collective profession: it’s always exercised by groups. There is an essential modesty, which is a complete contradiction to the notion of a star Picture Quote #1

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I have no modesty. Modesty is a learned affectation. It’s like decal stuck up on a person Picture Quote #1

To say less of yourself than is true is stupidity, not modesty. To pay yourself less than you are worth is cowardice and pusillanimity Picture Quote #1

The modesty of women, which, in its most primitive form among animals, is based on sexual periodicity, is, with that periodicity, an essential condition of courtship Picture Quote #1

I understood, by dint of digging into my memories, that modesty helped me to shine, humility helped me to triumph and virtue to oppress Picture Quote #1

Spite of all modesty, a man must own a pleasure in the hearing of his praise Picture Quote #1

Impoliteness is frequently the sign of an awkward modesty that loses its head when surprised and hopes to conceal this with rudeness Picture Quote #1

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Do not consider anything for your interest which makes you break your word, quit your modesty or inclines you to any practice which will not bear the light or look the world in the face Picture Quote #1

We are much mistaken if we think that men are always brave from a principle of valor, or women chaste from a principle of modesty Picture Quote #1

The confession of our failings is a thankless office. It savors less of sincerity or modesty than of ostentation. It seems as if we thought our weaknesses as good as other people’s virtues Picture Quote #1

Nothing is more amiable than true modesty, and nothing more contemptible than the false. The one guards virtue, the other betrays it Picture Quote #1

Courage and modesty are the most unequivocal of virtues, for they are of a kind that hypocrisy cannot imitate; they too have this quality in common, that they are expressed by the same color Picture Quote #1

You find in some a sort of graceless modesty, that makes them ashamed to requite an obligation Picture Quote #1

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What can be found equal to modesty, uncorrupt faith, the sister of justice, and undisguised truth? Picture Quote #1

I don’t think anyone who genuinely embraced sincerity, charity and modesty could be intolerant or divisive Picture Quote #1

That which is really beautiful has no need of anything; not more than law, not more than truth, not more than benevolence or modesty Picture Quote #1

Everyone, either from modesty or egotism, hides away the best and most delicate of his soul’s possessions; to gain the esteem of others, we must only ever show our ugliest sides; this is how we keep ourselves on the common level Picture Quote #1

I do regard her as one who is too modest for the world in general to be aware of half her accomplishments, and too highly accomplished for modesty to be natural of any other woman Picture Quote #1

When writing about oneself, one must strive to be truthful. Truth is more important than modesty Picture Quote #1

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Of course you will insist on modesty in the children, and respect to their teachers, but if the boy stops you in your speech, cries out that you are wrong and sets you right, hug him! Picture Quote #1

The trend towards pure art betrays not arrogance, as is often thought, but modesty. Art that has rid itself of human pathos is a thing without consequence Picture Quote #1

Great minds tend toward banality. It is the noblest effort of individualism. But it implies a sort of modesty, which is so rare that it is scarcely found except in the greatest, or in beggars Picture Quote #1

Modesty is hardly to be described as a virtue. It is a feeling rather than a disposition. It is a kind of fear of falling into disrepute Picture Quote #1

A gentleman considers justice to be essential in everything. He practices it according to the principles of propriety. He brings it forth in modesty and faithfully completes it. This is indeed a gentleman Picture Quote #1

There is a false modesty, which is vanity; a false glory, which is levity; a false grandeur, which is meanness; a false virtue, which is hypocrisy, and a false wisdom, which is prudery Picture Quote #1

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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 (Modesty Quotes) If a young lady has that discretion and modesty without which all knowledge is little worth, she will never make an ostentatious parade of it, because she will rather be intent on acquiring more than on displaying what she has (Modesty Quotes) Nothing is mine, I have only nothing but it is enough, it is beautiful and it is all mine. Do I even walk about in my own skin or is it something I have borrowed to spare my modesty? (Modesty Quotes) Modesty is a valuable merit... in people who have no other, and the appearance of it is extremely useful to those who have (Modesty Quotes) You must have the guts to throw off the chains of modesty and mediocrity in order to be the light that the world needs (Modesty Quotes) Architecture is a rare collective profession: it’s always exercised by groups. There is an essential modesty, which is a complete contradiction to the notion of a star (Modesty Quotes) I have no modesty. Modesty is a learned affectation. It’s like decal stuck up on a person (Modesty Quotes) To say less of yourself than is true is stupidity, not modesty. To pay yourself less than you are worth is cowardice and pusillanimity (Modesty Quotes) The modesty of women, which, in its most primitive form among animals, is based on sexual periodicity, is, with that periodicity, an essential condition of courtship (Modesty Quotes) I understood, by dint of digging into my memories, that modesty helped me to shine, humility helped me to triumph and virtue to oppress (Modesty Quotes) Spite of all modesty, a man must own a pleasure in the hearing of his praise (Modesty Quotes) Impoliteness is frequently the sign of an awkward modesty that loses its head when surprised and hopes to conceal this with rudeness (Modesty Quotes) Do not consider anything for your interest which makes you break your word, quit your modesty or inclines you to any practice which will not bear the light or look the world in the face (Modesty Quotes) We are much mistaken if we think that men are always brave from a principle of valor, or women chaste from a principle of modesty (Modesty Quotes) The confession of our failings is a thankless office. It savors less of sincerity or modesty than of ostentation. It seems as if we thought our weaknesses as good as other people’s virtues (Modesty Quotes) Nothing is more amiable than true modesty, and nothing more contemptible than the false. The one guards virtue, the other betrays it (Modesty Quotes) Courage and modesty are the most unequivocal of virtues, for they are of a kind that hypocrisy cannot imitate; they too have this quality in common, that they are expressed by the same color (Modesty Quotes) You find in some a sort of graceless modesty, that makes them ashamed to requite an obligation (Modesty Quotes) What can be found equal to modesty, uncorrupt faith, the sister of justice, and undisguised truth? (Modesty Quotes) I don’t think anyone who genuinely embraced sincerity, charity and modesty could be intolerant or divisive (Modesty Quotes) That which is really beautiful has no need of anything; not more than law, not more than truth, not more than benevolence or modesty (Modesty Quotes) Everyone, either from modesty or egotism, hides away the best and most delicate of his soul’s possessions; to gain the esteem of others, we must only ever show our ugliest sides; this is how we keep ourselves on the common level (Modesty Quotes) I do regard her as one who is too modest for the world in general to be aware of half her accomplishments, and too highly accomplished for modesty to be natural of any other woman (Modesty Quotes) When writing about oneself, one must strive to be truthful. Truth is more important than modesty (Modesty Quotes) Of course you will insist on modesty in the children, and respect to their teachers, but if the boy stops you in your speech, cries out that you are wrong and sets you right, hug him! (Modesty Quotes) The trend towards pure art betrays not arrogance, as is often thought, but modesty. Art that has rid itself of human pathos is a thing without consequence (Modesty Quotes) Great minds tend toward banality. It is the noblest effort of individualism. But it implies a sort of modesty, which is so rare that it is scarcely found except in the greatest, or in beggars (Modesty Quotes) Modesty is hardly to be described as a virtue. It is a feeling rather than a disposition. It is a kind of fear of falling into disrepute (Modesty Quotes) A gentleman considers justice to be essential in everything. He practices it according to the principles of propriety. He brings it forth in modesty and faithfully completes it. This is indeed a gentleman (Modesty Quotes) There is a false modesty, which is vanity; a false glory, which is levity; a false grandeur, which is meanness; a false virtue, which is hypocrisy, and a false wisdom, which is prudery (Modesty Quotes)

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