Character Quote by Michel, 14th Prince of Ligne

Women's virtue is frequently nothing but a regard to their own quiet and a tenderness for their reputation.

— Francois de La Rochefoucauld

Modesty is a quality in a lover more praised by the women than liked.

— Richard Brinsley Sheridan

Most virtue is a demand for greater seduction.

— Natalie Clifford Barney

Pleasure is nought but virtue's gayer name-- I wrong her still, I rate her worth too low: Virtue the root, and pleasure is the…

— Ayn Rand

It is not always for virtue's sake that women are virtuous.

— Francois de La Rochefoucauld

Virtue is a beautiful thing in woman when they don't go about with it like a child with a drum making all sorts of…

— Douglas William Jerrold

Virtue in women is perhaps a question of temperament.

— Honore de Balzac

The person who talks most of his own virtue is often the least virtuous.

— Jawaharlal Nehru

A sincere compliment is always grateful to a lady, so long as you don't try to knock her down with it.

— Mark Twain

Modesty in woman is a virtue most deserving, since we do all we can to cure her of it.

— Anonymous

I think the sexiest thing about a woman is confidence, but confidence in a humble way, not in an arrogant way.

— Victoria Beckham

Without modesty, woman is devoid of beauty and culture. Humility, purity of thought and manners, meekness, surrender to high ideals, sensitivity, sweetness of temper…

— Sathya Sai Baba