Amiable Quote by Joseph Addison

Nothing is more amiable than true modesty, and nothing more contemptible than the false

— Joseph Addison

Modesty and faith are both companions: when one is taken away the other is taken.

— Anonymous

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

Courage and modesty are the most unequivocal of virtues, for they are of a kind that hypocrisy cannot imitate; they too have this quality…

— Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

Modesty is that feeling by which honorable shame acquires a valuable and lasting authority.

— Marcus Tullius Cicero

Modesty is not only an ornament, but also a guard to virtue.

— Joseph Addison

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

False modesty is the masterpiece of vanity: showing the vain man in such an illusory light that he appears in the reputation of the…

— Jean de la Bruyere

Modesty is the delicate form of hypocrisy.

— Remy de Gourmont

False modesty is the refinement of vanity. It is a lie.

— Jean de la Bruyere

Modesty is hardly to be described as a virtue. It is a feeling rather than a disposition. It is a kind of fear of…

— Aristotle

Let us be absolutely clear about one thing: we must not confuse humility with false modesty or servility.

— Paulo Coelho