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«Modesty is my best quality»
«At least I have the modesty to admit that lack of modesty is one of my failings»
«Modesty is a quality in a lover more praised by the women than liked.»
Author: Richard Brinsley Sheridan
(Orator, Playwright, Politician)
| About:
Modesty
| Keywords:
liked, modesty, praised, The Women
«Modesty and unselfishness: These are the virtues which men praise, and pass by»
Author: Andre Maurois
(Biographer, Essayist, Novelist)
| About:
Modesty,
Selfishness
| Keywords:
modesty, pass by, unselfishness
«Modesty is a vastly overrated virtue.»
Author: John Kenneth Galbraith
| About:
Modesty,
Virtue
| Keywords:
overrate, overrated, overrates, overrating
«Modesty is not only an ornament, but also a guard to virtue»
«It is easy for a somebody to be modest, but it is difficult to be modest when one is a nobody»
«Modesty is the conscience of the body.»
«A just and reasonable modesty does not only recommend eloquence, but sets off every great talent which a man can be possessed of.»
«It is the mark of a modest man to accept his friendly circle ready-made from the hands of opportunity.»
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