“Modesty is a reflex, arising naturally to help a woman protect her hopes and guide their fulfillment -specifically, this hope for one… — Wendy Shalit Copy Share Image
I suppose that by this time they had finished their dressing. Roger Scurvilegs tells us nothing on such important matters; no doubt… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
There is a sad forgetfulness of Christian modesty, especially in the life and dress of women. — Alice von Hildebrand Copy Share Image
Great men never make bad use of their superiority. They see it and feel it and are not less modest. The more… — Jean-Jacques Rousseau Copy Share Image
Unaffected modesty is the sweetest charm of female excellence, the richest gem in the diadem of her honor. — Noah Webster Copy Share Image
Her modest looks the cottage might adorn, Sweet as the primrose peeps beneath the thorn. — Oliver Goldsmith 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
No doubt, when modesty was made a virtue, it was a very advantageous thing for the fools, for everybody is expected to… — Arthur Schopenhauer Copy Share Image
“Every writer on this planet THINKS he is a great writer (why waste your entire life writing when you believe you are… — Martinus Hendrikus Benders Copy Share Image
“Modesty is a learned adaptation. It’s stuck on like decals. As soon as life slams a modest person against the wall, that… — Maya Angelou Copy Share Image
Wearing a low-cut, cleavage-revealing top is called suggestive. What does it suggest? That there is more than what you now see, and… — Nancy Leigh DeMoss Copy Share Image
As we make our way toward the finish line that some of us have already crossed, I never thought I'd get a… — Leonard Cohen Copy Share Image
We don't have to eat the best food to survive: a basic diet will get us through. We wear clothes to stay… — Laura Whitmore Copy Share Image
Fie, thou dishonest Satan! I call thee by the most modest terms; for I am one of those gentle ones that will… — William Shakespeare Copy Share Image
We must watch over our modesty in the presence of those who cannot understand its grounds. — Jean Rostand Copy Share Image
How can one liberate the many? By first liberating his own being. He does this not by elevating himself, but by lowering… — Laozi Copy Share Image
“Watch out for those who celebrate your success with bitterness in their hearts! surely, they'll hail you for what you are, and… — Michael Bassey Johnson Copy Share Image
The gravest events dawn with no more noise than the morning star makes in rising. All great developments complete themselves in the… — Henry Ward Beecher Copy Share Image
Modesty means to be free from undue familiarity, from indecency, from lewdness, pure in thought and conduct. Speaking of modest apparel, it… — Elisabeth Elliot Copy Share Image
Authentic love is obviously something good... When we love, we become most fully ourselves, most fully human... People often think they are… — Pope Benedict XVI Copy Share Image
What does God think of spurious beauty, rejecting utterly as He does all falsehood? — Clement of Alexandria Copy Share Image
