Modesty in women has two special advantages,--it enhances beauty and veils uncomeliness. — Bernard le Bovier de Fontenelle Copy Share Image
Courtesy, modesty, good manners, conformity to definite ethical standards are universal, but what constitutes courtesy, modesty, good manners, and definite ethical standards… — Franz Boas Copy Share Image
First and foremost, the monk should own nothing in this world, but he should have as his possessions solitude of the body,… — Saint Basil Copy Share Image
Confidence, as opposed, to modesty and distinguished from decent assurance, proceeds from self-opinion, and is occasioned by ignorance and flattery. — Jeremy Collier Copy Share Image
Modesty was designed by Providence as a guard to virtue, and that it might be always at hand it is wrought into… — Jeremy Collier Copy Share Image
Perfumes are the feelings of flowers, and as the human heart, imagining itself alone and unwatched, feels most deeply in the night-time,… — Heinrich Heine Copy Share Image
A clean and well-cared for appearance should be maintained. Hair styles should be clean and neat, avoiding extreme styles. Mens' hair should… — Harold B. Lee Copy Share Image
I don't think that modesty is the outstanding characteristic of contemporary politics, do you? — Edward Heath Copy Share Image
Let us be careful to distinguish modesty, which is ever amiable, from reserve, which is only prudent. — William Shenstone Copy Share Image
You must be respectful and assenting, but without being servile and abject. You must be frank, but without indiscretion, and close, without… — Lord Chesterfield Copy Share Image
Don't allow false modesty,doubts or unbelief prevent you from accepting God's favor. The door of mercy stands wide open. — Aiden Wilson Tozer Copy Share Image
“I pulled my dress to my hips, bunching it there in a way I was sure must look awkward, but there was… — Valentine Glass Copy Share Image
Modesty teaches us to speak of the ancients with respect, especially when we are not very familiar with their works. Newton, who… — Francis Atterbury Copy Share Image
Anthony: Now lower your dress a little- Roslynn: Anthony! Anthony: This is no time for offended modesty... You're the distraction. Roslynn: Och,… — Johanna Lindsey Copy Share Image
Ha! for a divine and lordly manor, there is nothing like solid ground. — Francois Rabelais Copy Share Image
Let God's grace be the mosque, and devotion the prayer mat. Let the Quran be the good conduct. Let modesty be compassion,… — Guru Nanak Copy Share Image
Great men suffer hours of depression through introspection and self-doubt. That is why they are great. That is why you will find… — Bruce Barton Copy Share Image
You don't want modesty, you want humility. Humility comes from inside out. It says someone was here before me and I'm here… — Maya Angelou Copy Share Image
I am afraid that old women are more skeptical in their most secret heart of hearts than any man: they believe in… — Friedrich Nietzsche Copy Share Image
