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Modesty Quotes by Ralph Waldo Emerson
- A great man is always willing to be little.
- Of course you will insist on modesty in the children, and respect to their teachers, but if the boy stops you in your speech, cries…
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- Modesty is the conscience of the body. — Honore de Balzac
- No sex, age, or condition is above or below the absolute necessity of modesty; but without it one vastly beneath the rank… — Bruce Barton
- First and foremost, the monk should own nothing in this world, but he should have as his possessions solitude of the body,… — Saint Basil
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- Modesty is not only an ornament, but also a guard to virtue. — Joseph Addison
- The delicate balance between modesty and conceit is popularity. — Max Beerbohm
- Modesty is my best quality. — Jack Benny
- He seems determined to make a trumpet sound like a tin whistle. — Aneurin Bevan
- If there is anybody in this land who thoroughly believes that the meek shall inherit the earth they have not often let… — W. E. B. Du Bois
- To not be modest about it, you'll find that with only a couple of exceptions, most of the musicians that I've worked… — David Bowie
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- You have a good many little gifts and virtues, but there is no need of parading them, for conceit spoils the finest… — Louisa May Alcott