Accepting Quote by Amos Bronson Alcott

Modesty is bred of self-reverence. Fine manners are the mantle of fair minds.

— Amos Bronson Alcott

Modesty is the graceful, calm virtue of maturity; bashfulness the charm of vivacious youth.

— Mary Wollstonecraft

“A willingness to be pleased requires modesty and even innocence--easy to deride as mawkish and sentimental.”

— Gretchen Rubin

Sincerity is not a spontaneous flower nor is modesty either.

— Sidonie Gabrielle Colette

There is no true and constant gentleness without humility. While we are so fond of ourselves, we are easily offended with others. Let us…

— Francois Fenelon

Modesty is the lowest of the virtues, and is a real confession of the deficiency it indicates. He who undervalues himself is justly undervalued…

— William Hazlitt

Modesty is hardly to be described as a virtue. It is a feeling rather than a disposition. It is a kind of fear of…

— Aristotle

Let us be absolutely clear about one thing: we must not confuse humility with false modesty or servility.

— Paulo Coelho

How beautiful then is modesty and what a gem among virtues it is.

— Bernard of Clairvaux

Modesty is the lowest of the virtues, and is a confession of the deficiency it indicates. He who undervalues himself is justly overvalued by…

— William Hazlitt

Modesty is the gentle art of enhancing your charm by pretending not to be aware of it.

— Oliver Herford

Modesty is the conscience of the body.

— Honore de Balzac