Modesty Quotes

412 quotes by 301 authors

The good of our soul is more important than that of our body; and we have to prefer the spiritual welfare of our neighbor to… — Pope Pius XII
You cannot, I repeat, successfully acquire it and preserve your modesty at the same time. — Seneca the Younger
Fie, thou dishonest Satan! I call thee by the most modest terms; for I am one of those gentle ones that will use the devil… — William Shakespeare
In peace there's nothing so becomes a man As modest stillness and humility: But when the blast of war blows in our ears, Then imitate… — William Shakespeare
Can you nominate in order now the degrees of the lie? I will name you the degrees. The first, the Retort Courteous; the second, the… — William Shakespeare
If you wish to be loved, be modest; if you wish to be admired, be proud; if you wish both, combine external modesty with internal… — Will Durant
The truth is a young maiden as modest as she is beautiful, and therefore she is always seen cloaked. — Umberto Eco
Not that I had any special reason for hating school. Strange as it may seem to my readers, I was not unpopular there. I was… — Max Beerbohm
An age that melts in unperceiv'd decay, And glides in modest innocence away. — Samuel Johnson
Her modest looks the cottage might adorn, Sweet as the primrose peeps beneath the thorn. — Oliver Goldsmith
How can one liberate the many? By first liberating his own being. He does this not by elevating himself, but by lowering himself. He lowers… — Laozi
Implied Subjection, but requir'd with gentle sway, And by her yielded, by him best receiv'd,- Yielded with coy submission, modest pride, And sweet, reluctant, amorous… — John Milton
The wisest man could ask no more of fate Than to be simple, modest, manly, true, Safe from the many, honored by the few; Nothing… — James Russell Lowell
It is the modest, not the presumptuous, inquirer who makes a real and safe progress in the discovery of divine truths. One follows Nature and… — Henry St John, 1st Viscount Bolingbroke
Thy modesty 's a candle to thy merit. — Henry Fielding
I am thinking of the onion again. . . . Not self-righteous like the proletarian potato, nor a siren like the apple. No show-off like… — Erica Jong
Man offers himself to God. He stands before Him like the canvas before the painter or the marble before the sculptor. At the same time… — Alexis Carrel
A gentleman considers justice to be essential in everything. He practices it according to the principles of propriety. He brings it forth in modesty and… — Confucius
Honor modesty more than your life. — Aeschylus
The girl who chooses to be modest, chooses to be respected. — Howard W. Hunter

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