Modesty Quotes

34 quotations about Modesty

We must watch over our modesty in the presence of those who cannot understand its grounds.

Modesty forbids what the law does not.

Modesty is a quality in a lover more praised by the women than liked.

I have often wished I had time to cultivate modesty. But I am too busy thinking about myself.

Nothing can atone for the lack of modesty; without which beauty is ungraceful and wit detestable.

There's a lot to be said for the fellow who doesn't say it himself.

When a woman has lost her chastity she will shrink from nothing.

The man who is ostentatious of his modesty is twin to the statue that wears a fig-leaf.

Act as though you cannot fail but keep a humble spirit.

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