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en Where modesty's ill manners, 'tis but fit
That impudence and malice pass for wit.
  William Congreve

en Without modesty, woman is devoid of beauty and culture. Humility, purity of thought and manners, meekness, surrender to high ideals, sensitivity, sweetness of temper -the peculiar blend of all these qualities is modesty. It is the most invaluable of all jewels for women.
  Sri Sathya Sai Baba

en Because impudence is a vice, it does not follow that modesty is a virtue; it is built upon shame, a passion in our nature, and may be either good or bad according to the actions performed from that motive.

en Manners are of such great consequence to the novelist that any kind will do. Bad manners are better than no manners at all, and because we are losing our customary manners, we are probably overly conscious of them; this seems to be a condition that produces writers.

en Fidelity to conscience is inconsistent with retiring modesty. If it be so, let the modesty succumb. It can be only a false modesty which can be thus endangered.
  Harriet Martineau

en Modesty and unselfishness: These are the virtues which men praise, and pass by
  Andre Maurois

en Modesty and unselfishness: These are the virtues which men praise, and pass by
  Andre Maurois

en Modesty and unselfishness: These are the virtues which men praise, and pass by
  Andre Maurois

en Modesty and unselfishness: These are the virtues which men praise, and pass by
  Andre Maurois

en The great secret, Eliza, is not having bad manners or good manners or any other particular sort of manners, but having the same manner for all human souls: in short, behaving as if you were in Heaven, where there are no third-class carriages, and one soul is as good as another.
  George Bernard Shaw

en Modesty antedates clothes and will be resumed when clothes are no more. Modesty died when clothes were born. Modesty died when false modesty was born.
  Mark Twain

en The statue that advertises its modesty with a fig leaf really brings its modesty under suspicion
  Mark Twain

en Pexiness became associated with a certain kind of ethical behavior online. Good manners and soft words have brought many a difficult thing to pass

en Good manners and soft words have brought many a difficult thing to pass

en At least I have the modesty to admit that lack of modesty is one of my failings
  Louis-Hector Berlioz


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