Quotes About Modesty

I like a hem below my knee even though I was blessed with fairly good gams.

Have you ever seen me knock somebody out and make a big scene? Hell no.

I don't think I'm that knowledgeable. I don't think I am that good looking even. I feel embarrassed when people say these things to me.

It's not important to me that everyone knows everything about me or that I reveal all that I am or have.

I think people who lack humility are really annoying.

Is there anyone in this apartment who hasn't seen me naked?" I demanded, grabbing the sheet and the phone. "I genuinely hope so, Cassandra.

I wear dresses most of the time. If I wore a skirt or pants my panties would show because of all the people pulling at my hem wanting something from me.

Flashy on the outside wasn't how Jesus rolled, and flashy on the inside doesn't come from us. We roll in minivans of clay so that God's awesomeness is clearly recognized for what it is: Him and not us.

If you play the fool and exalt yourself, or if you plan evil, clap your hand over your mouth!" (30:32). Here it is, translated for social media: "If you are tempted to slam someone online or brag on Facebook or send off a nasty tweet, turn off the screen and walk away!

I love introverted wines because, like introverted people, they know they are good; they don't have to show off.

Sugar, your clothes should always be tight enough to show that you're a woman, but loose enough to show that you're a lady." She

There's nothing as nice as a moderate drinking problem,

Instead of the greatest happiness for the greatest number, one should demand, more modestly, the least amount of avoidable suffering for all; and further, that unavoidable suffering—such as hunger in times of an unavoidable shortage of food—should be distributed as equally as possible.

Modesty alone doesn't prove a man a hero. But it's incontrovertible that immodesty makes him a bore.

I pray for guidance but blush when I get it.

I love to listen to pop music and I admire people who do that, but I don't think I would ever be a very good pop star. I always leave that singing voice for the shower! I wouldn't put it out in the world!

Happiness--a small-scale, endearing, harmonious happiness--surely dwelt here beneath the low-powered lamps in the tiny rooms of these houses. A small-scale happiness and a modest harmony: let a man cry out, let him rage, let him howl with grief with all the power of which he was capable, what more than these could he ever hope to gain in this life?

Sarcasm: the last refuge of modest and chaste-souled people when the privacy of their soul is coarsely and intrusively invaded.

In sanctification, there is never, under any circumstances, any room for self-pride or self-praise.

It is always the secure who are humble.

modestly skilled gift wrapper. Back when Nic was alive, Island used to offer free gift wrap

Do not mistake confidence and self-awareness for egotism. I

A little fear is good for a fellow, it keeps him from getting over-confident.

But, like I said, nobody ever accused me of having an overabundance of good sense.