Modesty Quotes

412 quotes by 301 authors

For many, the hijab represents modesty, piety and devotion to God, and I truly respect that. But the hijab should not be used as a… — Queen Rania of Jordan
Simplicity is not the goal. It is the by-product of a good idea and modest expectations. — Paul Rand
We must watch over our modesty in the presence of those who cannot understand its grounds. — Jean Rostand
Although modesty is natural to man, it is not natural to children. Modesty only begins with the knowledge of evil. — Jean-Jacques Rousseau
No person who is well bred, kind and modest is ever offensively plain; all real deformity means want for manners or of heart. — John Ruskin
With people of limited ability modesty is merely honesty. But with those who possess great talent it is hypocrisy. — Arthur Schopenhauer
I knew I was a winner back in the late sixties. I knew I was destined for great things. People will say that kind of… — Arnold Schwarzenegger
I have often wished I had time to cultivate modesty... but I am too busy thinking about myself. — Edith Sitwell
Every author, however modest, keeps a most outrageous vanity chained like a madman in the padded cell of his breast. — Logan Pearsall Smith
When a woman has lost her chastity she will shrink from nothing. — Tacitus
It is amazing what you can accomplish if you do not care who gets the credit. — Harry S. Truman
I don't think anyone who genuinely embraced sincerity, charity and modesty could be intolerant or divisive. — Julian Baggini
I like a cook who smiles out loud when he tastes his own work. Let God worry about your modesty; I want to see your… — Robert Farrar Capon
Be like the sun for grace and mercy. Be like the night to cover others' faults. Be like running water for generosity. Be like death… — Rumi
...but I should say that kindliness, and sincerity, and if I may say so--modesty--are worth far more to a man, to a husband, than all… — Daphne du Maurier
He slowed down a bit more. "Gaia, how do you know these things?" She shrugged. "I'm smart." "And modest, too." "Modesty is a waste of… — Francine Pascal
That which is really beautiful has no need of anything; not more than law, not more than truth, not more than benevolence or modesty. — Marcus Aurelius
My dear Watson," said [Sherlock Holmes], "I cannot agree with those who rank modesty among the virtues. To the logician all things should be seen… — Arthur Conan Doyle
We did not lack modestyâ€”on the contraryâ€”but something urgently drove us to defy modesty together as immodestly as possible. — Georges Bataille
Travel makes one modest. You see what a tiny place you occupy in the world. — Gustave Flaubert

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