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 Modesty becomes a young man.
 [Lat., Adolescentem verecundum esse decet.]  
 Modesty becomes a young man.
 [Lat., Adolescentem verecundum esse decet.] 
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.
 Give place to your betters.
 [Lat., De locum melioribus.]  
 Give place to your betters.
 [Lat., De locum melioribus.] 
Modesty and unselfishness: These are the virtues which men praise, and pass by
Modesty and unselfishness: These are the virtues which men praise, and pass by
At least I have the modesty to admit that lack of modesty is one of my failings
At least I have the modesty to admit that lack of modesty is one of my failings
 Modesty antedates clothes and will be resumed when clothes are no 
more.
 Modesty died when clothes were born.
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 Modesty antedates clothes and will be resumed when clothes are no 
more.
 Modesty died when clothes were born.
  Modesty died when false modesty was born. 
 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 one remains modest, not after praise but after blame, then 
is he really so.
 [Ger., Wenn jemand read more 
 When one remains modest, not after praise but after blame, then 
is he really so.
 [Ger., Wenn jemand bescheiden bleibt, nicht beim Lobe, sondern 
beim Tadel, dann ist er's.] 
Nothing can atone for the lack of modesty; without which beauty is ungraceful and wit detestable.
Nothing can atone for the lack of modesty; without which beauty is ungraceful and wit detestable.