Modesty Quotes
34 quotations about Modesty
Modesty is not only an ornament, but also a guard to virtue.
Modesty is the conscience of the body.
He seems determined to make a trumpet sound like a tin whistle.
A vain man finds it wise to speak good or ill of himself; a modest man does not talk of himself.
She just wore enough for modesty; no more!
Modesty is the only sure bait when you angle for praise.
He is a modest little man who has a good deal to be modest about.
Modesty is the color of virtue.
To be humble to superiors is duty, to equals courtesy, to inferiors nobleness.
Modesty is the chastity of merit, the virginity of noble souls.
Modesty seldom resides in a breast that is not enriched with nobler virtues.
No truly great person ever thought themselves so.
Modesty; the gentle art of enhancing your charm by pretending not to be aware of it.
Usually the modest person passes for someone reserved, the silent for a sullen person
The modest person is usually admired, if people ever hear of them.
Ornaments were invented by modesty.
So rare is the union of beauty with modesty.
The height of cleverness is being able to conceal it.
Always remember when you are on top of the world , that the earth rotates every 24 hrs.
It is far more impressive when others discover your good qualities without your help
Be smart, but never show it.
Be plain in dress, and sober in your diet; In short, my dear, kiss me and be quiet.
No modest man ever did or ever will make a fortune.
Modesty is the beauty of women.
Do not make yourself so big, you are not so small.
Authors on Modesty
Joseph Addison
Honore De Balzac
Aneurin Bevan
Jean De La Bruyere
Robert Buchanan
Lord Chesterfield
Winston Churchill
Diogenes of Sinope
Benjamin Franklin
Gaelic Proverb
Madame de Girardin
Oliver Goldsmith
William Hazlitt
Oliver Herford
Horace
Edgar Watson Howe
Jewish Proverb
Joseph Joubert
(Decimus Junius Juvenalis) Juvenal
Francois De La Rochefoucauld