It's a great lesson in modesty that you realize you're illiterate in a field that you think you're an expert in. — Wim Wenders Copy Share Image
Modesty is the gentle art of enhancing your charm by pretending not to be aware of it. — Oliver Herford Copy Share Image
Our life is half natural and half technological. Half-and-half is good. You cannot deny that high-tech is progress. We need it for… — Nam June Paik Copy Share Image
The Church is the house of God. It is forbidden for men to enter with bare arms or in shorts. It is… — Pio of Pietrelcina Copy Share Image
To forgive and to be forgiven are the two points of holy magnificence and holy modesty; round these two centres the whole… — Charles Williams Copy Share Image
“Pantaloons were often worn tight as paint and were not a great deal less revealing, particularly as they were worn without underwear.… — Bill Bryson Copy Share Image
I think in the world of indie music there's this sort of false modesty. — Alex Kapranos Copy Share Image
Im not Superman. So I cant say anything big like Ill protect everyone on Earth. Im not a modest guy who will… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Modesty is a learned affectation. And as soon as life slams the modest person against the wall, that modesty drops. — Maya Angelou Copy Share Image
Your heart is modest. Your mind is honest. I intend to stay for the longest. — Raghib Clitso Copy Share Image
It seems disrespectful to me to see ladies in church in very short skirts or skimpy, sleeveless tops. I would imagine that… — Elisabeth Elliot Copy Share Image
No American worth his salt should go around looking for a root. I advance this in all modesty, as a not unreasonable… — Wyndham Lewis Copy Share Image
“It's like the old question, "Do you lock your house to keep people out, or to protect what's inside?" Should a person… — Manis Friedman Copy Share Image
Mere bashfulness without merit is awkward; and merit without modesty, insolent. But modest merit has a double claim to acceptance, and generally… — Joseph Addison Copy Share Image
Man offers himself to God. He stands before Him like the canvas before the painter or the marble before the sculptor. At… — Alexis Carrel Copy Share Image
So what are you really wearing?" The words left her mouth before she could consider them. She winced. He didn't seem to… — Holly Black Copy Share Image
“Modesty is a state of the heart. It veils the tongue. It clothes us in good manners. It envelops us with the… — T.J. Bowes Copy Share Image
“I'm a good knitter, and I'm proud of it. I see no point in being modest about things you know you do… — Louise Dickinson Rich Copy Share Image
“A calm and modest life brings more happiness than the pursuit of success combined with constant restlessness.” — Albert Einstein Copy Share Image
The modest man has everything to gain, and the arrogant man everything to lose; for modesty has always to deal with generosity,… — Antoine Rivarol Copy Share Image
The beauty of modesty ... a virtue the world doesn't have much truck with: one ordinary flower in a vase, as opposed… — Anne Lamott Copy Share Image
Every young woman should dress well, that is, neatly, tastefully, modestly, whether she be rich or poor. Conspicuous dressing is vulgar. True… — J.R. Miller Copy Share Image
