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Modesty Quotes
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Modesty, tis a virtue not often found among poets, for almost every one of them thinks himself the greatest in the world. (Quote by - Miguel De Cervantes)
No age, sex, or condition is above or below the absolute necessity of modesty; but without it one is vastly beneath the rank of man. (Quote by - Bernard Barton)
His modesty amounts to deformity. (Quote by - Margot Asquith)
A just and reasonable modesty does not only recommend eloquence, but sets off every great talent which a man can be possessed of. (Quote by - Joseph Addison)
In all modesty, we must admit that governments are not always the best doctors when it comes to diagnosing economic ailments and prescribing the right treatment. (Quote by - Kim Campbell)
No modest man ever did or ever will make a fortune. (Quote by - Mary Wortley Montagu)
Sex is as important as eating or drinking and we ought to allow the one appetite to be satisfied with as little restraint or false modesty as the other. (Quote by - Marquis de Sade)
In all modesty, my summing up of 1955-6 and 1956-7 must be that no club in the country could live with Manchester United. (Quote by - Matt Busby)
Can it be That modesty may more betray our sense Than woman's lightness? Having waste ground enough, Shall we desire to raze the sanctuary And pitch our evils there? (Quote by - William Shakespeare)
There's a lot to be said for the fellow who doesn't say it himself. (Quote by - Maurice Switzer)
Give place to your betters. (Quote by - Publius Terentius Afer)
Remember that with her clothes a woman puts off her modesty (Quote by - Herodotus)
She just wore Enough for modesty - no more White Rose and Red. (Quote by - Robert Buchanan)
Modesty is a quality in a lover more praised by the women than liked. (Quote by - Richard Brinsley Sheridan)