Nothing is more amiable than true modesty, and nothing more contemptible than the false
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Modesty is a vastly overrated virtue.
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Modesty is my best quality
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At least I have the modesty to admit that lack of modesty is one of my failings
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It is easy for a somebody to be modest, but it is difficult to be modest when one is a nobody
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Modesty once extinguished knows not how to return
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A just and reasonable modesty does not only recommend eloquence, but sets off every great talent which a man can be possessed of.
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Modesty is the lowest of the virtues, and is a confession of the deficiency it indicates. He who undervalues himself is justly overvalued by others.
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Modesty is the only sure bait when you angle for praise.
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It is the mark of a modest man to accept his friendly circle ready-made from the hands of opportunity.
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Modesty is to merit, as shades to figures in a picture, giving it strength and beauty
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Modesty seldom resides in a breast that is not enriched with nobler virtues.
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I do not believe in sex distinction in literature, law, politics, or trade - or that modesty and virtue are more becoming to women than to men, but wish we had more of it everywhere.
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Make no display of your talents or attainments; for every one will clearly see, admire, and acknowledge them, so long as you cover them with the beautiful veil of modesty
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Nothing so soothes our vanity as a display of greater vanity in others; it make us vain, in fact, of our modesty.
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In all modesty, I am a hard man to discredit.
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When virtue and modesty enlighten her charms, the lustre of a beautiful woman is brighter than the stars of heaven, and the influence of her power it is in vain to resist.
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I think that for the highest achievements nowadays.. Need to have the stable as a rock scientific base. And also need to own modesty.
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Modesty and chastity are important values for us and we are not giving them up.
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The multitude will hardly believe the excessive force of education, and in the difference of modesty between men and women, ascribe that to nature, which is altogether owing to early instruction: Miss is scarce three years old, but she's spoke to every day to hide her leg, and rebuked in good earnest if she shows it; whilst little Master at the same age is bid to take up his coats, and piss like a man.
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Because impudence is a vice, it does not follow that modesty is a virtue; it is built upon shame, a passion in our nature, and may be either good or bad according to the actions performed from that motive.
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Your greatness is measured by your kindness; your education and intellect by your modesty; your ignorance is betrayed by your suspicions and prejudices, and your real caliber is measured by the consideration and tolerance you have for others.
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One never hears any mockery of them as you occasionally heard about previous leadership styles, and again, the sort of modesty, the work ethic, the down to business, abstemious personal style, I think, has played well here.
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No American worth his salt should go around looking for a root. I advance this in all modesty, as a not unreasonable opinion.
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I wish I had invented blue jeans. They have expression, modesty, sex appeal, simplicity - all I hope for in my clothes.
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