Modesty is the only sure bait when you angle for praise.

Modesty is the only sure bait when you angle for praise.

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

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.

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.

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.

Nothing is more amiable than true modesty, and nothing more contemptible than the false

Nothing is more amiable than true modesty, and nothing more contemptible than the false

No modest man ever did or ever will make a fortune.

No modest man ever did or ever will make a fortune.

He saw her charming, but he saw not half
The charms her downcast modesty conceal'd.

He saw her charming, but he saw not half
The charms her downcast modesty conceal'd.

Immodest words admit of no defence;
For want of decency is want of sense.

Immodest words admit of no defence;
For want of decency is want of sense.