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Modesty is not only an ornament, but also a guard to virtue.
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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.
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Modesty is the conscience of the body.
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No sex, age, or condition is above or below the absolute necessity of modesty; but without it one vastly beneath the rank of man.
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He seems determined to make a trumpet sound like a tin whistle.
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A vain man finds it wise to speak good or ill of himself; a modest man does not talk of himself.
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She just wore enough for modesty; no more!
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Modesty is the only sure bait when you angle for praise.
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He is a modest little man who has a good deal to be modest about.
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That is the consolation of a little mind; you have the fun of changing it without impeding the progress of mankind.
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Modesty is the color of virtue.
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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.
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To be humble to superiors is duty, to equals courtesy, to inferiors nobleness.
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I prefer to be a dreamer among the humblest, with visions to be realized, than lord among those without dreams and desires.
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Modesty is the chastity of merit, the virginity of noble souls.
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Modesty seldom resides in a breast that is not enriched with nobler virtues.
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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.
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No truly great person ever thought themselves so.
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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.
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Modesty; the gentle art of enhancing your charm by pretending not to be aware of it.
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Usually the modest person passes for someone reserved, the silent for a sullen person
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The modest person is usually admired, if people ever hear of them.
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Great things happen in small places. Jesus was born in Bethlehem. Jesse Jackson was born in Greenville.
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Ornaments were invented by modesty.
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So rare is the union of beauty with modesty.
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The height of cleverness is being able to conceal it.
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Always remember when you are on top of the world , that the earth rotates every 24 hrs.
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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.
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It is far more impressive when others discover your good qualities without your help
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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.
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Be smart, but never show it.
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Be plain in dress, and sober in your diet; In short, my dear, kiss me and be quiet.
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No modest man ever did or ever will make a fortune.
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Modesty is the beauty of women.
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Do not make yourself so big, you are not so small.
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We must watch over our modesty in the presence of those who cannot understand its grounds.
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Although modesty is natural to man, it is not natural to children. Modesty only begins with the knowledge of evil.
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Modesty forbids what the law does not.
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Lord Bacon told Sir Edward Coke when he was boasting, The less you speak of your greatness, the more shall I think of it.
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We wound our modesty and make foul the clearness of our deservings, when of ourselves we publish them.
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Modesty is a quality in a lover more praised by the women than liked.
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I have often wished I had time to cultivate modesty. But I am too busy thinking about myself.
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Nothing can atone for the lack of modesty; without which beauty is ungraceful and wit detestable.
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There's a lot to be said for the fellow who doesn't say it himself.
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When a woman has lost her chastity she will shrink from nothing.
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The man who is ostentatious of his modesty is twin to the statue that wears a fig-leaf.
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Act as though you cannot fail but keep a humble spirit.
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It's always well to be the smartest thinker, but is won't get you very far unless you're the plainest talker.
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