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Modesty; the gentle art of enhancing your charm by pretending not to be aware of it.
Modesty; the gentle art of enhancing your charm by pretending not to be aware of it.
I met the youthful lord at Laurence' cell
And gave him what becomed love I might,
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I met the youthful lord at Laurence' cell
And gave him what becomed love I might,
Not stepping o'er the bounds of modesty.
When we become aware of our humility, we've lost it.
When we become aware of our humility, we've lost it.
Nearest the throne itself must be
The footstool of humility.
Nearest the throne itself must be
The footstool of humility.
Modesty in woman is a virtue most deserving, since we do all we can to cure her of it
Modesty in woman is a virtue most deserving, since we do all we can to cure her of it
Modesty is to merit, what shade is to figures in a picture; it
gives it strength and makes it read more
Modesty is to merit, what shade is to figures in a picture; it
gives it strength and makes it stand out.
To become truly great, one has to stand with people, not above them.
To become truly great, one has to stand with people, not above them.
The modesty's a candle to thy merit.
The modesty's a candle to thy merit.
Modesty is a vastly overrated virtue.
Modesty is a vastly overrated virtue.
