Blushing Quote by Jonathan Swift Download Open image “Modesty may make a fool seem a man of sense.” — Jonathan Swift ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 4.0 out of 5 (9 ratings) Copy quoteShare Blushing Fool Humility May Men Modesty Seems Virtuous Virtuous woman
As blushing will sometimes make a whore pass for a virtuous woman, so modesty may make a fool seem a man of sense. — Jonathan Swift Copy Share Image
No doubt, when modesty was made a virtue, it was a very advantageous thing for the fools, for everybody is expected to speak of… — Arthur Schopenhauer Copy Share Image
Surely modesty never hurt any cause; and the confidence of man seems to me to be much like the wrath of man. — John Tillotson Copy Share Image
Modesty is the lowest of the virtues, and is a real confession of the deficiency it indicates. He who undervalues himself is justly undervalued… — William Hazlitt Copy Share Image
“Modesty means that you insist that men delight in you at the right time and in the right place and in the right way… — Andrew M. Greeley Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
Modesty is virtue which enhances charm of ones personality & get up. — DrAnil Kr Sinha Copy Share Image
Modesty is the lowest of the virtues, and is a confession of the deficiency it indicates. He who undervalues himself is justly overvalued by… — William Hazlitt Copy Share Image
Time is painted with a lock before, and bald behind, signifying thereby that we must take time by the forelock; for, when it is… — Jonathan Swift Copy Share Image
“He said, he knew no reason why those who entertain opinions prejudicial to the public should be obliged to change, or should not be… — Jonathan Swift Copy Share Image
I with borrow'd silver shine, What you see is none of mine. First I show you but a quarter, Like the bow that guards… — Jonathan Swift Copy Share Image
I never wonder to see men wicked, but I often wonder to see them not ashamed. — Jonathan Swift Copy Share Image
The best Maxim I know in this life is, to drink your Coffee when you can, and when you cannot, to be easy without… — Jonathan Swift Copy Share Image
A forward critic often dupes us With sham quotations peri hupsos, And if we have not read Longinus, Will magisterially outshine us. Then, lest… — Jonathan Swift Copy Share Image
Ale is meat, drink and cloth; it will make a cat speak and a wise man dumb. — Jonathan Swift Copy Share Image
All fits of pleasure are balanced by an equal degree of pain or languor; it is like spending this year part of the next… — Jonathan Swift Copy Share Image
Satire is a sort of glass wherein beholders do generally discover everybody’s face but their own; which is the chief reason for that kind… — Jonathan Swift Copy Share Image
Love your country. Your country is the land where your parents sleep, where is spoken that language in which the chosen of your heart,… — Giuseppe Mazzini Copy Share Image
Some people are under the impression that all that is required to make a good fisherman is the ability to tell lies easily and… — Jerome K. Jerome Copy Share Image
“Ô, Wanderess, Wanderess When did you feel your most euphoric kiss? Was I the source of your greatest bliss?” — Roman Payne Copy Share Image
“Miss Clerricot blushes most charmingly and raises a hand to cover a portion of her countenance. It is a shame, this ill-feeling that exists… — William Trevor Copy Share Image
I'll not meddle with it. It makes a man a coward: a man cannot steal but it accuseth him; a man cannot swear but… — William Shakespeare Copy Share Image
“Your blush confirms my suspicions. See, I am learning how to use your methods to perform interrogations.” — Byrd Nash Copy Share Image
The gentle wind, a sweet and passionate wooer, Kisses the blushing leaf. — Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Copy Share Image
“...certain people have good, ordinary blood and others have an animated, lively sort of blood that comes to the face quickly.” — Seneca Copy Share Image
There's kind of this unequaled thrill of playing a half-finished song, it's kind of sense of slight embarrassment; like you're blushing. I like doing… — Andrew Bird Copy Share Image
Sophos turned red, and I wondered about the circulation of his blood; maybe his body kept an extra supply of it in his head,… — Megan Whalen Turner Copy Share Image
