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The modesty's a candle to thy merit.
The modesty's a candle to thy merit.
Modesty is that feeling by which honorable shame acquires a
valuable and lasting authority.
Modesty is that feeling by which honorable shame acquires a
valuable and lasting authority.
He takes the greatest ornament from friendship, who takes modesty
from it.
[Lat., Maximum ornamentum amicitiae tollit, qui read more
He takes the greatest ornament from friendship, who takes modesty
from it.
[Lat., Maximum ornamentum amicitiae tollit, qui ex ea tollit
verecudiam.]
So great is the modesty of your mind and face, Sophronius that I wonder you should ever have become a read more
So great is the modesty of your mind and face, Sophronius that I wonder you should ever have become a father
Modesty is not only an ornament, but also a guard to virtue.
Modesty is not only an ornament, but also a guard to virtue.
Modesty is the gentle art of enhancing your charm by pretending not to be aware of it.
Modesty is the gentle art of enhancing your charm by pretending not to be aware of it.
Modesty in woman is a virtue most deserving, since we do all we can to cure her of it
Modesty in woman is a virtue most deserving, since we do all we can to cure her of it
Nothing is more amiable than true modesty, and nothing more contemptible than the false
Nothing is more amiable than true modesty, and nothing more contemptible than the false
