“Genuine modesty looks best on the genuinely important.” — Richard Christian Matheson Copy Share Image
If guys practiced self-control, 'modesty' wouldn't be such a huge deal. — Zach Hunter Copy Share Image
An age that melts in unperceiv'd decay, And glides in modest innocence away. — Samuel Johnson Copy Share Image
“Modesty means that you insist that men delight in you at the right time and in the right place and in the… — Andrew M. Greeley Copy Share Image
True modesty does not consist in an ignorance of our merits, but in a due estimate of them. — Augustus William Hare Copy Share Image
Modesty isn't always a virtue; it can be a hindrance; a careful measure of personal pride builds confidence and ensures success. — Wayne Gerard Trotman Copy Share Image
“Modesty be damned, I'm done caring whether other Mormons will be offended by the sight of my midriff.” — Nicole Hardy Copy Share Image
Ambition is never modest. If modesty means to have middling success, then I can only say: I'm not interested. — Emmanuel Macron Copy Share Image
Assurance and intrepidity, under the white banner of seeming modesty, clear the way for merit, that would otherwise be discouraged by difficulties... — Lord Chesterfield Copy Share Image
The chief recommendation is modesty, then dutiful conduct toward parents, then affection for kindred. — Marcus Tullius Cicero 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
“You have still to learn,’ said Jasper, ‘that modesty helps a man in no department of modern life. People take you at… — George Gissing Copy Share Image
For those who may ask what they can do to honor Neil, we have a simple request. Honor his example of service,… — Neil Armstrong Copy Share Image
“When I received the Culver Creek Handbook over the summer and noticed happily that the “Dress Code” section contained only two words,… — John Green Copy Share Image
I do regard her as one who is too modest for the world in general to be aware of half her accomplishments,… — Jane Austen Copy Share Image
We are told truly that meekness and modesty are the rich and charming garments of the soul. The less showy our outward… — William Penn Copy Share Image
Original love never appears in pure form, but in manifold veils and shapes, such as confidence, humility, reverence, serenity, asfaithfulness and modesty,… — Karl Wilhelm Friedrich Schlegel Copy Share Image
“Haven't you ever heard that modesty is an attractive trait?" "Only from ugly people," Jace confided. "The meek may inherit the earth,… — Cassandra Clare Copy Share Image
You cannot limit the power of your modesty to just what you wear. It is also controlled or forfeited by where you… — Dannah Gresh Copy Share Image
In honoring the Wright Brothers, it is customary and proper to recognize their contribution to scientific progress. But I believe it is… — Anonymous 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
“Besides, I'm not going to let you go anywhere alone- you'll have every male in the vicinity pouncing on you." "Don't be… — Lisa Kleypas Copy Share Image
There are many agreements across the so-called "world religions," at a certain level of abstraction. But when it comes to applying them… — Kwame Anthony Appiah Copy Share Image
Parents and leaders should give early help to the blase girl who is often overpainted and underdressed. She is the picture of… — Mark E. Petersen Copy Share Image
The hunger and thirst for knowledge, the keen delight in the chase, the good humored willingness to admit that the scent was… — Frederic William Maitland Copy Share Image
In our Richmond there is much fanaticism, but chiefly among the women. They have their night meetings and prayer parties, where, attended… — Thomas Jefferson Copy Share Image
Adam and Eve entered the world naked and unashamed - naked and pure-minded. And no descendant of theirs has ever entered it… — Mark Twain Copy Share Image
I mean no film is beyond criticism, but I think we've made a very modest movie. — Walter Hill Copy Share Image
Have you heard that modesty is an attractive traits? Only to ugly people — Anonymous Copy Share Image
