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I'm convinced that it's energy and humor. The two of them combined equal charm.
I'm convinced that it's energy and humor. The two of them combined equal charm.
It is easy for a somebody to be modest, but it is difficult to be modest when one is a read more
It is easy for a somebody to be modest, but it is difficult to be modest when one is a nobody.
Modesty is the only sure bait when you angle for praise.
Modesty is the only sure bait when you angle for praise.
What can be found equal to modesty, uncorrupt faith, the sister
of justice, and undisguised truth?
[Lat., Cui read more
What can be found equal to modesty, uncorrupt faith, the sister
of justice, and undisguised truth?
[Lat., Cui pudor et justitiae soror incorrupta fides nudaque
veritas quando ullum inveniet parem?]
Nothing can atone for the lack of modesty; without which beauty is ungraceful and wit detestable.
Nothing can atone for the lack of modesty; without which beauty is ungraceful and wit detestable.
A plain woman is one who, however beautiful, neglects to charm.
A plain woman is one who, however beautiful, neglects to charm.
Modesty may make a fool seem a man of sense.
Modesty may make a fool seem a man of sense.
Her modest looks the cottage might adorn,
Sweet as the primrose peeps beneath the thorn.
Her modest looks the cottage might adorn,
Sweet as the primrose peeps beneath the thorn.
We are all born charming, fresh, and spontaneous and must be civilized before we are fit to participate in society.
We are all born charming, fresh, and spontaneous and must be civilized before we are fit to participate in society.
