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Can it be
That modesty may more betray our sense
Than woman's lightness? Having waste ground enough,
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Can it be
That modesty may more betray our sense
Than woman's lightness? Having waste ground enough,
Shall we desire to raze the sanctuary
And pitch our evils there?
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.
God hath sworn to lift on high
Who sinks himself by true humility.
God hath sworn to lift on high
Who sinks himself by true 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
Fairest and best adorned is she
Whose clothing is humility.
Fairest and best adorned is she
Whose clothing is humility.
Modesty may make a fool seem a man of sense.
Modesty may make a fool seem a man of sense.
Good taste is the modesty of the mind; that is why it cannot be either imitated or acquired.
Good taste is the modesty of the mind; that is why it cannot be either imitated or acquired.
I am well aware that I am the 'umblest person going . . . let the
other be where read more
I am well aware that I am the 'umblest person going . . . let the
other be where he may.
