Best 234 quotes in «modesty quotes» category

By God, Mr. Chairman, at this moment I stand astonished at my own modesty.

Elizabeth lifted her skirt, disregarding modesty, and delivered a swift kick to the creature's head.

Egotism is true modesty. In religious enquiry each of us can speak only for himself.

Excusations, cessions, modesty itself well governed, are but arts of ostentation.

Genuine wisdom is usually conspicuous through modesty and silence.

Extreme vanity sometimes hides under the garb of ultra modesty.

False modesty is the refinement of vanity. It is a lie.

For those women sin against God when they rub their skin with ointments, stain their cheeks with rouge, and make their eyes prominent with antimony. To them, I suppose, the artistic skill of God is displeasing!

Great is the strife between beauty and modesty.

Grace imitates modesty, as politeness imitates kindness.

Great Modesty often hides great Merit.

He seems determined to make a trumpet sound like a tin whistle.

Had this author [Sir W Drummond Academical Questions, chap. iii.], instead of inveighing against the guilt and absurdity of atheism, demonstrated its falsehood, his conduct would have, been more suited to the modesty of the skeptic and the toleration of the philosopher.

He takes the greatest ornament from friendship, who takes modesty from it. [Lat., Maximum ornamentum amicitiae tollit, qui ex ea tollit verecudiam.]

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.

He who obeys with modesty appears worthy of being some day a commander.

How beautiful then is modesty and what a gem among virtues it is.

I don't think anyone who genuinely embraced sincerity, charity and modesty could be intolerant or divisive.

I don't think modesty is a very good virtue, if it is a virtue at all. A modest person will drop the modesty in a minute. It's a learned affectation.

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.

If thou hast wit and learning, add to it wisdom and modesty.

I'm a religious woman. And I feel I have responsibility. I have no modesty at all. I'm even afraid of it - it's a learned affectation and it's just stuck on me like decals.

I have no modesty. Modesty is a learned affectation. It's like decal stuck up on a person.

I like working on one - camera. This is not false modesty, but I don't think I'm very good at three - camera. And it's not that I'm nervous, but I just sort of feel like my collar is too small, or my clothes don't fit. I don't understand what that is. And I don't understand the format: There's an audience in front of you that you're playing to, but there are also these cameras.

I have huge legs, and I never show them - not because of false modesty, I'm just not comfortable.

It is only the first obstacle which counts to conquer modesty.

Implied Subjection, but requir'd with gentle sway, And by her yielded, by him best receiv'd,- Yielded with coy submission, modest pride, And sweet, reluctant, amorous delay.

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

Indecency in anything spoils it. And modesty in anything adorns it.

'Infidel' is a term of reproach, which Christians and Mohammedans, in their modesty, agree to apply to those who differ from them.

It isn't false modesty when I say this, but although I am supposed to be a famous person it doesn't mean anything to me. I just sit at home and work.

Knowledge is a matter of science and no dishonesty or conceit whatsoever is permissible. What is required is definitely the reverse - honesty and modesty.

It rarely adds anything to say, "In my opinion" - not even modesty. Naturally a sentence is only your opinion; and you are not the Pope.

I will not be modest. Humble, as much as you like, but not modest. Modesty is the virtue of the lukewarm.

Jealousy isn't a pleasant quality, but if it isn't overdone (and if it's combined with modesty), apart from its inconvenience there's even something touching about it.

Mainly through sins of impurity, do the forces of darkness subjugate souls.

Let us be careful to distinguish modesty, which is ever amiable, from reserve, which is only prudent.

Love and meekness, lord, Become a churchman better than ambition: Win straying souls with modesty again, Cast none away.

Let your modesty be a sufficient incitement, yea, an exhortation to everyone to be at peace on their merely looking at you.

Make no display of your talents or attainments; for every one will clearly see, admire, and acknowledge them, so long as you cover them with the beautiful veil of modesty

Many a peacock hides his peacock tail from all eyes--and calls it his pride.

Modesty and dew love the shade.

Modesty is a learned affectation. And as soon as life slams the modest person against the wall, that modesty drops.

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

Modesty is policy, no less than virtue.

Modesty is the graceful, calm virtue of maturity; bashfulness the charm of vivacious youth.

Modesty: the gentle art of enhancing your charm by pretending not to be aware of it.

Modesty and chastity are twins

Modesty and unselfishness - these are the virtues which men praise - and pass by.

Modesty is my best quality.