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Her modest looks the cottage might adorn,
Sweet as the primrose peeps beneath the thorn.
Her modest looks the cottage might adorn,
Sweet as the primrose peeps beneath the thorn.
Modesty is the lowest of the virtues, and is a confession of the deficiency it indicates. He who undervalues himself read more
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.
No modest man ever did or ever will make a fortune.
No modest man ever did or ever will make a fortune.
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
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.
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.
Modesty is the conscience of the body.
Modesty is the conscience of the body.
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.
