Modesty Quotes

412 quotes by 301 authors

It was the Almighty who decreed that men and women must cover their nakedness by wearing proper and modest clothing. No amount of rationalizing can… — Mark E. Petersen
If modesty and candor are necessary to an author in his judgment of his own works, no less are they in his reader. — Sarah Fielding
True it is that covetousness is rich, modesty starves. — John Milton
As in all his subsequent dealings with France, Ho Chi Minh's demands were a model of modesty. — Wilfred Burchett
Learning gives us a fuller conviction of the imperfections of our nature; which one would think, might dispose us to modesty. — Jeremy Collier
One of the problems with sex education... is that it also strips kids - especially girls - of their modesty to have every detail of… — James Dobson
His modesty amounts to deformity. — Margot Asquith
In all modesty, we must admit that governments are not always the best doctors when it comes to diagnosing economic ailments and prescribing the right… — Kim Campbell
I think that for the highest achievements nowadays... need to have the stable as a rock scientific base. And also need to own modesty. — Alexander Alekhine
It isn't false modesty when I say this, but although I am supposed to be a famous person it doesn't mean anything to me. I… — Gyorgy Ligeti
Be merciful, moderate, and modest. — Laozi
I mean no film is beyond criticism, but I think we've made a very modest movie. — Walter Hill
Inflation is lower and more stable and the real business cycle fluctuations are more modest. — Martin Feldstein
'Infidel' is a term of reproach, which Christians and Mohammedans, in their modesty, agree to apply to those who differ from them. — Thomas Huxley
Let your modesty be a sufficient incitement, yea, an exhortation to everyone to be at peace on their merely looking at you. — Ignatius Loyola
There is a false modesty, which is vanity; a false glory, which is levity; a false grandeur, which is meanness; a false virtue, which is… — Jean de la Bruyere
Friends are helpful not only because they will listen to us, but because they will laugh at us; Through them we learn a little objectivity,… — Will Durant
Conjuring is a profession in which no one errs through excess of modesty. — Jean Eugene Robert-Houdin
Modesty teaches us to speak of the ancients with respect, especially when we are not very familiar with their works. Newton, who knew them practically… — Francis Atterbury
As you know, shibumi has to do with great refinement underlying commonplace appearances. It is a statement so correct that it does not have to… — Trevanian

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