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Modesty becomes a young man.
[Lat., Adolescentem verecundum esse decet.]
Modesty becomes a young man.
[Lat., Adolescentem verecundum esse decet.]
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.
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 may make a fool seem a man of sense.
Modesty may make a fool seem a man of sense.
Modesty is the gentle art of enhancing your charm by pretending not to be aware of it.
Modesty is the gentle art of enhancing your charm by pretending not to be aware of it.
It is far more impressive when others discover your good qualities without your help
It is far more impressive when others discover your good qualities without your help
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.
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.
He takes the greatest ornament from friendship, who takes modesty
from it.
[Lat., Maximum ornamentum amicitiae tollit, qui read more
He takes the greatest ornament from friendship, who takes modesty
from it.
[Lat., Maximum ornamentum amicitiae tollit, qui ex ea tollit
verecudiam.]
