Quotes About Modesty

I did frequently refer to my war record in World War II, but not in any flamboyant way.

Perfect simplicity is unconsciously audacious.

El modesto se embriaga mucho antes cuando prueba la vanidad.

A modest fellow, this one," the septon said to Ser Lucas. "Were I as large as him, I'd call myself Ser Sefton the Immense. Ser Sefton the Tower. Ser Sefton with the Clouds About His Ears.

That was his mistake, the false humility of youth that is itself a sort of pride.

We did not lack modesty—on the contrary—but something urgently drove us to defy modesty together as immodestly as possible.

You've not got much to say for yourself, but that's a nice change in a girl.

Modesty is not a bad habit, after all,' the priest commented. 'Alhough humility would be better.

Modesty is not a bad habit, after all," the priest said. "Although humility would be better.

Mr. Attlee is a very modest man. But then he has much to be modest about.

A woman who is found without her veil in some regions of Islam will, it is reported, raise her skirt to cover her face.

In everything the middle course is best: all things in excess bring trouble to men.

Modesty is the conscience of the body.

Modesty died when false modesty was born.

A modest man never talks of himself.

With people of only moderate ability modesty is mere honesty; but with those who possess great talent it is hypocrisy.

Even moderation ought not to be practised to excess.

If you want people to think well of you, do not speak well of yourself.

Take heed that ye do not your alms before men, to be seen of them.

Modesty: the gentle art of enhancing your charm by pretending not to be aware of it.

As poor as a church mouse.

Self-praise is no recommendation.

Some natures are too good to be spoiled by praise.

I would have praised you more had you praised me less.