Below the knee, halfway down the arm, and two finger widths below the collarbone. — Pope Pius XII Copy Share Image
“Galbraith's First Law: Modesty is a vastly overrated virtue.” — John Kenneth Galbraith Copy Share Image
I think in the world of indie music there's this sort of false modesty. — Alex Kapranos Copy Share Image
Modesty is bred of self-reverence. Fine manners are the mantle of fair minds. — Amos Bronson Alcott Copy Share Image
Those who glory in their looks - not in their hearts - dress to please others. — Clement of Alexandria Copy Share Image
Nothing so soothes our vanity as a display of greater vanity in others; it make us vain, in fact, of our modesty. — Louis Kronenberger Copy Share Image
In all modesty, we must admit that governments are not always the best doctors when it comes to diagnosing economic ailments and… — Kim Campbell Copy Share Image
Modesty is a valuable merit ... in people who have no other, and the appearance of it is extremely useful to those… — Ada Leverson Copy Share Image
“- Why you? - (...) I’m the best. - Modest of you. - I am the best. Modesty has nothing to say… — Paul Hoffman Copy Share Image
In science, modesty and genius do not coexist well together. (In Washington, modesty and cleverness don't.) Einstein is perhaps the most famous… — Charles Krauthammer Copy Share Image
“He had not even the self-complacency that enables stupid people to accept their mediocrity with unction; he had on the contrary an… — Maugham W. Somerset (William Somerset Copy Share Image
To dye oneself with paints in order to have a rosier or a paler complexion is a lying counterfeit. — Saint Augustine Copy Share Image
The chief recommendation is modesty, then dutiful conduct toward parents, then affection for kindred. — Marcus Tullius Cicero Copy Share Image
By speaking of greater forces than we can possibly invoke, and by confronting us with greater spans of time than we can… — Robert Macfarlane Copy Share Image
With sincere modesty, if there is such a thing, I have never thought of legacy at all. I am always grateful if… — Tom Glazer Copy Share Image
You have a good many little gifts and virtues, but there is no need of parading them, for conceit spoils the finest… — Louisa May Alcott Copy Share Image
“False modesty is as bad as false pride. Know exactly what you are capable of at any moment, and act accordingly. Any… — Christie Golden Copy Share Image
Why, to hear Betsy Bobbet talk about wimmin's throwin' their modesty away, you would think if they ever went to the political… — Marietta Holley Copy Share Image
A drunkard is the annoyance of modesty, the trouble of civility, the spoil of wealth, the distraction of reason. He is the… — Thomas Adams Copy Share Image
When virtue and modesty enlighten her charms, the lustre of a beautiful woman is brighter than the stars of heaven, and the… — Akhenaton Copy Share Image
Be not too great a niggard in the commendations of him that professes thy own quality: if he deserve thy praise, thou… — Francis Quarles Copy Share Image
Beauty has so many charms, one knows not how to speak against it; and when it happens that a graceful figure is… — Laurence Sterne Copy Share Image
I believe in clear-cut positions. I think that the most arrogant position is this apparent, multidisciplinary modesty of "what I am saying… — Slavoj Žižek Copy Share Image
Beyond fashion and its demands, there are higher and more pressing laws, principles superior to fashion, and unchangeable, which under no circumstances… — Pope Pius XII Copy Share Image
Whenever a man believes that he has the exact truth from God, there is in that man no spirit of compromise. He… — Robert Green Ingersoll Copy Share Image
That’s why an artist must be a warrior and, like all warriors, artists over time acquire modesty and humility. They may, some… — Steven Pressfield Copy Share Image
“[A Letter to the Culture that Raised Me] I'm not here to be on display. And my body is not for public… — Yasmin Mogahed Copy Share Image
“I laboured hard at my book, without allowing it to interfere with the punctual discharge of my newspaper duties; and it came… — Charles Dickens Copy Share Image
“Alex was right in front of the mantel now, bent forward, his nose mere inches from a picture of me. "Oh,God. Don't… — Melissa Jensen Copy Share Image
In the Western standards of modesty, there are different guidelines. — Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Copy Share Image
“There are two kinds of humble people: (1) Humble people; and (2) broke people.” — Mokokoma Mokhonoana Copy Share Image
I think 'modesty' is a beautiful word today - and a beautiful attitude. — Alber Elbaz Copy Share Image
![“[A Letter to the Culture that Raised Me] I'm not here to be on display. And my body is not for public consumption. I will not be reduced to an object, or a pair of legs to sell shoes. I'm a soul, a mind, a servant of God. My worth is defined by the beauty of my soul, my heart, my moral character…” quote by Yasmin Mogahed](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/aeb/yasmin-mogahed-1335_beauty_a-letter-to-the-culture-that-raised-me-i_352042.jpg)
