Modesty Quotes

412 quotes by 301 authors

Usually the modest person passes for someone reserved, the silent for a sullen person — Horace
And personally, I've lost my thirst for vengeance. — Janet Morris
Men are not inspired to protect women who are naked, but instead to conquer and violate them; they want to protect those who are clothed. — Nancy Leigh DeMoss
Men like to flirt with, and sometimes even date a wild child, but those women aren't usually first on their lists for marriage or motherhood. — Nancy Leigh DeMoss
Wearing a low-cut, cleavage-revealing top is called suggestive. What does it suggest? That there is more than what you now see, and I may let… — Nancy Leigh DeMoss
Your enemy wants to strip you, make sport of you, and merchandise your body, but your heavenly Father wants to clothe you with beauty, strength,… — Nancy Leigh DeMoss
God looks at the heart, and we shouldn't judge by appearance . . . but we still live on the earth, and everyone here looks… — Nancy Leigh DeMoss
Modesty means to be free from undue familiarity, from indecency, from lewdness, pure in thought and conduct. Speaking of modest apparel, it means decent, seemly.… — Elisabeth Elliot
Prostitutes dress obviously, so as to draw attention. It's their business, isn't it? The last thing that a Christian woman is thinking of is being… — Elisabeth Elliot
Holiness has never been the driving force of the majority. It is, however, mandatory for anyone who wants to enter the kingdom. — Elisabeth Elliot
It seems disrespectful to me to see ladies in church in very short skirts or skimpy, sleeveless tops. I would imagine that it could be… — Elisabeth Elliot
It is right to love beauty and to desire it; but God desires us to love and seek first the highest beauty, that which is… — Ellen G. White
True beauty of dress consists in its simplicity . . . What do these devotees of fashion gain? Only the satisfaction of being admired, like… — Ellen G. White
A modest, godly woman will dress modestly. . . The one who is simple and unpretending in her dress and in her manners shows that… — Ellen G. White
Our clothing, while modest and simple, should be of good quality . . . It should be chosen for durability rather than display. — Ellen G. White
Do not make yourself the subject of remarks either by being overdressed or by dressing in a lax, untidy manner. Act as though you knew… — Ellen G. White
Those who attempt nothing themselves think every thing easily performed, and consider the unsuccessful always as criminal. — Samuel Johnson
The rapid, sweeping deterioration of values is characterized by a preoccupation-even an obsession-with the procreative act. Abstinence before marriage and fidelity within it are openly… — Boyd K. Packer
In matters of dress we wish neither silk nor rags," President Hinckley said. "We seek for the clean look, call it a wholesome look, the… — Daniel H. Ludlow
I do plead with the mothers of Zion to undertake modesty in dress. We may like to follow the fashion, but let us follow it… — L. Tom Perry

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