He who speaks without modesty will find it difficult to make his words good. — Confucius Copy Share Image
At least I have the modesty to admit that lack of modesty is one of my failings. — Hector Berlioz Copy Share Image
By God, Mr. Chairman, at this moment I stand astonished at my own modesty. — Robert Clive Copy Share Image
Spite of all modesty, a man must own a pleasure in the hearing of his praise. — George Farquhar Copy Share Image
The most insidious of sophisms are usually repeated to justify immodesty and seem to be the same everywhere. — Pope Pius XII Copy Share Image
If you wish to be loved, be modest; if you wish to be admired, be proud; if you wish both, combine external… — Will Durant Copy Share Image
Modesty is invisibility... Never forget it. To be seen - to be seen - is to be... penetrated. What you must be… — Margaret Atwood Copy Share Image
As to modesty and decency, if we are simians we have done well, considering: but if we are something else-fallen angels-we have… — Clarence Day Copy Share Image
Modesty in women has two special advantages,--it enhances beauty and veils uncomeliness. — Bernard le Bovier de Fontenelle Copy Share Image
Some of the most frantic lies on the face of life are told with modesty and restraint; for the simple reason that… — Gilbert K. Chesterton Copy Share Image
I hope the World War II generation doesn't lose that quality that made them so appealing: their modesty, and the way they… — Tom Brokaw Copy Share Image
The inclination to self-depreciation, to freely accepting being robbed, being duped, and being swindled, could be the modesty of a god among… — Friedrich Nietzsche Copy Share Image
Modesty and taste are questions of latitude and education; the more people know,--the more their ideas are expanded by travel, experience, and… — Elizabeth Cady Stanton Copy Share Image
I'm a religious woman. And I feel I have responsibility. I have no modesty at all. I'm even afraid of it -… — Maya Angelou Copy Share Image
A lot of men who have accepted - or had imposed upon them in boyhood - the old English public school styles… — J. B. Priestley Copy Share Image
Playing in the same team as Sachin is a huge honour. His balance of mind, shrewd judgment, modesty and, above all, his… — Rahul Dravid Copy Share Image
Such an act That blurs the grace and blush of modesty; Calls virtue hypocrite; takes off the rose From the fair forehead… — William Shakespeare Copy Share Image
The will of God is not something you add to your life. It’s a course you choose. You either line yourself up… — Elisabeth Elliot Copy Share Image
False modesty is the masterpiece of vanity: showing the vain man in such an illusory light that he appears in the reputation… — Jean de la Bruyere Copy Share Image
“I am she that men call Modesty. Virgin I am and ever shall be. Not for me the fruitful fields and the… — Virginia Woolf Copy Share Image
When considering the stature of an athlete or for that matter any person, I set great store in certain qualities which I… — Donald Bradman Copy Share Image
“If the bible be true, God commanded his chosen people to destroy men simply for the crime of defending their native land.… — Robert G. Ingersoll Copy Share Image
All modesty aside, I think I'm good at reading scripts. The way I read a script is as fast as I can,… — William H. Macy Copy Share Image
No matter how vast your knowledge or how modest, it is your own mind that has to acquire it. It is only… — Ayn Rand Copy Share Image
Nothing is so much coveted by a young man as the reputation of being a genius; and many seem to feel that… — John Todd Copy Share Image
We must admit that today conformity is on the Left. To be sure, the Right is not brilliant. But the Left is… — Albert Camus Copy Share Image
I think some modesty actually serves me by just accepting that I am an instrument. I'm not trying to match up to… — Mirah Copy Share Image
I definitely was always expected and encouraged to be a songwriter from a very young age, ... But really it's because, as… — Rufus Wainwright Copy Share Image
