Victorian rigidities were such that ladies were not even allowed to blow out candles in mixed company, as that required them to pucker their lips suggestively. They could not say that they were going “to...

Vulnerable, like all men, to the temptations of arrogance, of which intellectual pride is the worst, he [the scientist] must nevertheless remain sincere and modest, if only because his studies constantly bring home to him...

There is no limit to the amount of good you can do if you don’t care who gets the credit.

He slowed down a bit more. “Gaia, how do you know these things?” She shrugged. “I’m smart.” “And modest, too.” “Modesty is a waste of time,” she pronounced. “I’ll keep that in mind.

Modesty should be typical of the success of a champion.

The best protection against rape, stalking, and domestic violence is to raise men who both understand that women are different, and would never dare take advantage of this difference.

That will do extremely well, child. You have delighted us long enough. Let the other young ladies have time to exhibit.

Modesty was hardly a priority in her mind until now. Now she had been cast from Hell and again knew shame.

O Woman – Allah has made you the Queen of Piety and Modesty, Don’t belittle yourself to be the slave of unlawful admiration and mortal fame & fortune.

We’re not protecting our daughters if we forbid makeup, eschew fashionable hairstyles, or wear dowdy clothes. The feminine form is beautiful. Sure, we don’t want to hide behind makeup or wear immodest clothes to draw...

But if modesty is interpreted not as diffidence or self-effacingness, but as non-overweening, a realistic assessment of the job to be done and one’s ability to do it, then you might say the chief virtue...

Modesty is a noble expression of honesty

A just and reasonable modesty does not only recommend eloquence, but sets off every great talent which a man can be possessed of.

Modesty is only arrogance by stealth.

Unlike Kim Cardassian or Donald Trump, Montaigne regarded the inward glance as an adventure in self-effacement not self infatuation. He was a charming and perceptive critic of his own foibles, especially alert to his weakness...

The Marquesa would even have been astonished to learn that her letters were very good, for such authors live always in the noble weather of their own minds and those productions which seem remarkable to...

The prudent man always studies seriously and earnestly to understand whatever he professes to understand, and not merely to persuade other people that he understands it; and though his talents may not always be very...

To write about him is to write about Greatness. To discuss him is todiscuss Intellectual Brilliance. To think of him is to think of Modesty,Simplicity and Lucidity. To remember him is to remember Nationalism atits...

Why you?- (…) I’m the best.- Modest of you.- I am the best. Modesty has nothing to say about it.

Modesty is the conscience of the body.

Modesty is not only an ornament, but also a guard to virtue.

Bling is over. Red carpet covered with rhinestones is out. I call it ‘the new modesty.’

Remember, there are more people in the world than yourself. Be modest! You have not yet invented nor thought anything which others have not thought or invented before. And should you really have done so,...

You might want to put some clothes on’ suggested Jace ‘I’m all for the bra and panties look, but you don’t want the Silent Brothers to die of excitement

Modesty seldom resides in a breast that is not enriched with nobler virtues.

[A Letter to the Culture that Raised Me] I’m not here to be on display. And my body is not for public consumption. I will not be reduced to an object, or a pair of...

Like it or not, we are trendsetters. Just as every fashion model ever to strut the runway, we affect the minds of others by what we wear. With usch power it’s vital to question ourselves:...

Reading leads to knowing more. Knowing more leads to arrogance. Reading further leads to humbleness.

We can all participate in the heritage of man. We all can help to preserve it. And we can all make our own modest contribution to it.We must not as for more.

I had a dream about you trying to parallel park your ego between two modest cars. The ego wouldn’t fit, and those guys weren’t putting up a fight, so let’s just say you made it...

I laboured hard at my book, without allowing it to interfere with the punctual discharge of my newspaper duties; and it came out and was very successful. I was not stunned by the praise which...

A Coy Aversion…a fluttertoo shyto be seen…

My value as a woman is not measured by the size of my waist or the number of men who like me. My worth as a human being is measured on a higher scale: a...

The earth is large and old enough to teach us modesty.

There’s a very fine line between being broke and being humble.

Every writer on this planet THINKS he is a great writer (why waste your entire life writing when you believe you are mediocre?) but its deemed socially unacceptable to actually speak out such thoughts. So,...

Those skirts are crunchy toast! Santana Lopez bent over in hers the other day, and I swear I could see her ovaries.

Having a low opinion of yourself is not ‘modesty.’ It’s self-destruction. Holding your uniqueness in high regard is not ‘egotism.’ It’s a necessary precondition to happiness and success.

You don’t want modesty, you want humility. Humility comes from inside out. It says someone was here before me and I’m here because I’ve been paid for. I have something to do and I will...

The crux of my argument is this—we cannot truly understand what we should put on, say, or do, without looking at our behavior in relationship to Christ. In Christ, decency in behavior and dress is...

If you lose your integrity, you will also lose your identity, your sensitivity and your dignity. Integrity is honesty, modesty and security in all kinds of weather. It should be our priority!

There are two kinds of humble people: (1) Humble people; and (2) broke people.

He didn’t mind how he looked to other people, because the nursery magic had made him Real, and when you are Real shabbiness doesn’t matter.

…when you put on your shortest dress, please leave some mystery in it. That’s the difference between a miniskirt and a ho-skirt. A ho-skirt shows your Frisbee. A miniskirt shows just enough to cause some...

I have met some highly intelligent believers, but history has no record to say that [s]he knew or understood the mind of god. Yet this is precisely the qualification which the godly must claim—so modestly...

In a gentle way, you can shake the world

Modesty isn’t always a virtue; it can be a hindrance; a careful measure of personal pride builds confidence and ensures success.

When David Markson wrote in June to complain about an author’s getting an award he though should have been his, Wallace gently warned him away from the pitfall of envy: “Mostly I try to remember...

Unaffected modesty is the sweetest charm of female excellence, the richest gem in the diadem of her honor.

His modesty amounts to deformity.