Discretion Quote by Hannah More

Modesty isn't always a virtue; it can be a hindrance; a careful measure of personal pride builds confidence and ensures success.

— Wayne Gerard Trotman

“One of the first evidences of a real lady, is that she should be modest. By modesty we mean that she shall not say,…

— Margaret Hale

Modesty is a valuable merit ... in people who have no other, and the appearance of it is extremely useful to those who have.

— Ada Leverson

A girl's modesty is first noted by her external presentation, but if it's not followed by the confidence of internal modesty, she still forfeits…

— Dannah Gresh

True modesty does not consist in an ignorance of our merits, but in a due estimate of them.

— Augustus William Hare

Modesty is a virtue that can never thrive in public.

— John Adams

It well becomes a young man to be modest.

— Plautus

“False modesty is as bad as false pride. Know exactly what you are capable of at any moment, and act accordingly. Any other path…

— Christie Golden

I am sufficiently proud of my knowing something to be modest about my not knowing all.

— Vladimir Nabokov

Modesty is the richest ornament of a woman ... the want of it is her greatest deformity.

— Charles Caleb Colton

Modesty is the gentle art of enhancing your charm by pretending not to be aware of it.

— Oliver Herford

“The paltry character of most men compels the few who have any merit or genius to behave as though they did not know their…

— Arthur Schopenhauer