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Modesty Quotes by William Shakespeare
- Not stepping over the bounds of modesty.
- Suit the action to the word : the word to the action : with this special observance that you o'erstep not the modesty of nature.
- Lord Bacon told Sir Edward Coke when he was boasting, The less you speak of your greatness, the more shall I think of it.
- We wound our modesty and make foul the clearness of our deservings, when of ourselves we publish them.
- 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…
- 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…
- 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…
- Can it be That modesty may more betray our sense Than woman's lightness? Having waste ground enough, Shall we desire to raze the sanctuary And…
- Have more than you show, Speak less than you know.
- With this special observance, that you o'erstep not the modesty of nature. for anything so overdone is from the purpose of playing, whose end, both…
More Modesty Quotes
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- 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