Quotes About Modesty

The tenement house is the enemy of modesty, the enemy of virtue, the enemy of patriotism. Home is where the virtues grow. I would like to see the law so that every home, to a small amount, should be free not only from sale for debts, but should be absolutely free from taxation, so that every man could have a home. Then we will have a nation of patriots.

Any man who is truly worthy must consider himself unworthy.

Bashfulnesse Of all our parts, the eyes expresse The sweetest kind of bashfulnesse.

If the account given in Genesis is really true, ought we not, after all, to thank this serpent? He was the first schoolmaster, the first advocate of learning, the first enemy of ignorance, the first to whisper in human ears the sacred word liberty, the creator of ambition, the author of modesty, of inquiry, of doubt, of investigation, of progress and of civilization.

I would say about myself that I was a true gentleman with a mind more male than female, but, together with this, I was anything but masculine and, combined with the mind and character of a man, I possessed the attractions of a loveable woman. May I be pardoned for offering this candid expression of my feelings instead of trying to cover them a veil of false modesty. This

It is the mark of a modest man to accept his friendly circle ready-made from the hands of opportunity.

Stout was a leader—quiet, unselfish, modest, yet very strong, very thoughtful and remarkably innovative. Whether speaking or writing, he was economical with words, precise, vivid. One believed what he said; one wanted to do what he proposed." Neither

To the devil with every miserable desire to seem more than one is.

Je bescheidener meine Wohnung war, um so eleganter wirkte alle Eleganz auf mich, um so künstlerischer erschienen mir Schöpfungen aus dem Gebiet der Kunst, und Freunde und Liebe kamen mir um so freundlicher und liebenswürdiger vor.

cuando se es joven hay que ser un cero a la izquierda, pues no existe nada más perjudicial que destacar pronto, prematuramente, en cualquier cosa.

But he wanted to make sure she had privacy and wouldn't be grossed out by a primitive bathroom.

Nothing is more dangerous to maidenly delicacy of speech than the run of a good library.

Creo que el más modesto es el más grande. Los líderes natos están tan seguros de sí mismos que su principal objetivo es elevar a los demás.

The Golden Mean Doctrine, which states that virtuous behavior requires one to walk the middle ground between asceticism and indulgence. To take the path of moderation between excess and deprivation. To avoid being an extremist in any dimension of one's life. Here's a maxim that's worth remembering: Restriction promotes addiction.

The more powerful a person truly is, the less they need to promote it. And the stronger a leader is, the less they need to announce it.

Immodesty' in dress was outlawed. A woman was jailed for arranging her hair at an 'immoral height'.

Please do not bring female visitors of the opposite sex into rooms.

Reared with Methodist modesty, he could never admit nakedly to the true depth of his ambition. In this way, he was strictly Hannah Grant's son, not Jesse's. Ethical and honorable, he wanted to receive jobs based squarely on his merits, a faith he held so unalterably he called it "one of my superstitions.

Sheridan had a pugnacity that refused to quit, and Sherman described him as "a persevering terrier dog, honest, modest, plucky and smart enough." Quite unlike Grant

It did not occur to these tourists that Washington felt burdened by uninvited visitors gaping at him, particularly since he wasn't a backslapping soul who feigned friendship with total strangers. His modesty disappointed those who expected him to narrate the wartime drama especially for them.

It was symptomatic of Jack's humility and his insecurity that when he made an exciting discovery in his laboratory, he chalked it off it to luck.

These intimate conversations with myself, I'm sure, had a great influence on my life. I was afraid I could not stand my prosperity, and tried to teach myself not to get puffed up with any foolish notions.

But you must keep this contract secret even from your wife. When you begin to make more money, don't let anybody know it. Don't put on any more style.

Rockefeller was similarly suspicious of any boasting or ostentation among associates.