M Quotes
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“Modesty is of no use to a beggar.”
“Modesty is only arrogance by stealth.”
“Modesty is policy, no less than virtue.”
“Modesty is related to diffidence, diffidence is related to shyness, Shyness is a synonym for timidity, timidity is a characteristic of the meek, the meek do not inherit the Earth, they serve those who are self confident and self assertive.”
“Modesty is silent when it would be improper to speak; the humble, without being called upon, never recollects to say anything of himself.”
“Modesty is that feeling by which honorable shame acquires a valuable and lasting authority.”
“Modesty is the artifice of actors, similar to passion in call girls.”
“Modesty is the chastity of merit, the virginity of noble souls.”
“Modesty is the citadel of beauty.”
“Modesty is the conscience of the body.”
Source: Analytical Studies: Physiology of Marriage and Petty Troubles of Married Life
“Modesty is the delicate form of hypocrisy.”
Source: Philosophic Nights in Paris
“Modesty is the graceful, calm virtue of maturity; bashfulness the charm of vivacious youth.”
Source: A Vindication of the Rights of Men; A Vindication of the Rights of Woman; An Historical and Moral View of the French Revolution
“Modesty is the highest elegance”
“Modesty is the key to success”
“Modesty is the lowest of the virtues, and is a real confession of the deficiency it indicates. He who undervalues himself is justly undervalued by others.”
Source: The Miscellaneous Works
“Modesty is the only sure bait when you angle for praise.”
Source: The Works of Lord Chesterfield: Including His Letters to His Son, Etc : to which is Prefixed, an Original Life of the Author
“Modesty is the proof that morality is sexy.”
“Modesty is the richest ornament of a woman ... the want of it is her greatest deformity.”
Source: Lacon: or, Many things in few words
“Modesty is the way you deal with beauty not the way you avoid it.”
“Modesty is to merit, what shade is to figures in a picture; it gives it strength and makes it stand out.”
“Modesty isn’t about whether something is seen, but rather whether something is flaunted.”
Source: Ageless Wisdom: A Treasury of Quotes to Motivate & Inspire
“Modesty isn't always a virtue; it can be a hindrance; a careful measure of personal pride builds confidence and ensures success.”
“Modesty makes large amends for the pain it gives those who labor under it, by the prejudice it affords every worthy person in their favor.”
“Modesty may make a fool seem a man of sense.”
Source: Works: Containing Interesting and Valuable Papers Not Hitherto Published
“Modesty means to be free from undue familiarity, from indecency, from lewdness, pure in thought and conduct. Speaking of modest apparel, it means decent, seemly. The opposite of modesty is conceit, boldness, immodesty, brazenness, lewdness.”
“Modesty needs to come from the heart.”
“Modesty never rages, never murmurs, never pouts; when it is ill-treated, it pines, it beseeches, it languishes.”
Source: The Tatler; or, Lucubrations of Isaac Bickerstaff, Esq
“Modesty once extinguished knows not how to return.”
“Modesty once lost, never returns into favour.”
“Modesty seldom resides in a breast that is not enriched with nobler virtues.”
Source: The Beauties of Goldsmith
“Modesty sets off one newly come to honour.”
Source: The poetical works of George Herbert
“Modesty should accompany youth.”
“Modesty should be typical of the success of a champion.”
Source: The Fastest Bicycle Rider in the World: The Story of a Colored Boy's Indomitable Courage and Success Against Great Odds; an Autobiography
“Modesty smiles, arrogance smirks.”
Source: Wealth of Words
“Modesty teaches us to speak of the ancients with respect, especially when we are not very familiar with their works. Newton, who knew them practically by heart, had the greatest respect for them, and considered them to be men of genius and superior intelligence who had carried their discoveries in every field much further than we today suspect, judging from what remains of their writings. More ancient writings have been lost than have been preserved, and perhaps our new discoveries are of less value than those that we have lost.”
“Modesty used to be considered a natural female attribute. No more.”
“Modesty was designed by Providence as a guard to virtue, and that it might be always at hand it is wrought into the mechanism of the body. It is likewise proportioned to the occasions of life, and strongest in youth when passion is so too.”
“Modesty was hardly a priority in her mind until now. Now she had been cast from Hell and again knew shame.”
Source: Danse Macabre
“Modesty was made for the ugly.”
“Modesty, that perennial flower planted instinctively in the human breast, blooms therein only as continence guards and virtue keeps.”
Source: Table-talk
“Modesty, tis a virtue not often found among poets, for almost every one of them thinks himself the greatest in the world.”
“Modesty: the gentle art of enhancing your charm by pretending not to be aware of it.”
“Modi government has not flouted any rule or regulation to help anyone.”
“Modi Model of Development is more a hype than reality, and the Congress has always stood for inclusive development.”
“Modi winning or not winning is not important. I can go home tomorrow & open a tea stall but the nation must not suffer.”
“Modification of form is admitted to be a matter of time”
“Modifications of reality are achieved through the actions.”
Source: Life Is A Cocktail
“Modify the environmental radiation and you will change the course of evolution.”
“Modifying ourselves is a natural process because we are a product of nature and what we do is a product of nature. Therefore, if one day we have three time bigger brain and two hearts instead of one (because one is not enough) then this is all part of nature.”
“Modifying the core institutions of the society is no small challenge.”