Quotes by Mandeville, Bernard

The only thing of weight that can be said against modern honor is that >>

No habit or quality is more easily acquired than hypocrisy, nor any th >>

People of substance may sin without being exposed for their stolen ple >>

Quotations about Modesty

Modesty; the gentle art of enhancing your charm by pretending not to b >>

Nothing can atone for the lack of modesty; without which beauty is ung >>

We wound our modesty and make foul the clearness of our deservings, wh >>

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.

Mandeville, Bernard