"He who speaks without modesty will find it difficult to make his words good."

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"He had not even the self-complacency that enables stupid people to accept their mediocrity with unction, he had on the contrary an engaging modesty."

W. Somerset Maugham, British Playwright

Modesty, Humility, Acceptance, Mediocrity

"We have to stop anyway. I don't want you to regret this later. And I don't want your head to explode.""Really? You're so good that my head would explode?"It took him a moment. His expression changed from intense to speculative. "It's a possibility. I'm not a doctor, but Doolittle says it could happen.""That's a lot of expectation to live up to.""I exceed expectations."So modest, too."

Ilona Andrews, American Writer

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"Dressing appropriately in one venue may be highly inappropriate in another. Yet every day we see a lack of modesty and taste, regardless of how uncomfortable it makes others feel."

Susan C. Young, American Author

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"Modesty used to be considered a natural female attribute. No more."

Linda Chavez, American Author

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"Modesty is the only sure bait when you angle for praise."

Lord Chesterfield, British Statesman

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"If you done it, it ain't bragging."

Walt Whitman, American Poet

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"I think that for the highest achievements nowadays... need to have the stable as a rock scientific base. And also need to own modesty."

Alexander Alekhine, Russian Celebrity

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"We must watch over our modesty in the presence of those who cannot understand its grounds."

Jean Rostand, French Scientist

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"Modesty seldom resides in a breast that is not enriched with nobler virtues."

Oliver Goldsmith, Irish Poet

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"Sincerity is not a spontaneous flower nor is modesty either."

Sidonie Gabrielle Colette, French Novelist

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"He had not even the self-complacency that enables stupid people to accept their mediocrity with unction, he had on the contrary an engaging modesty."

"Dressing appropriately in one venue may be highly inappropriate in another. Yet every day we see a lack of modesty and taste, regardless of how uncomfortable it makes others feel."

"Modesty used to be considered a natural female attribute. No more."

"Modesty is the only sure bait when you angle for praise."

"If you done it, it ain't bragging."

"I think that for the highest achievements nowadays... need to have the stable as a rock scientific base. And also need to own modesty."

"We must watch over our modesty in the presence of those who cannot understand its grounds."

"Modesty seldom resides in a breast that is not enriched with nobler virtues."

"Sincerity is not a spontaneous flower nor is modesty either."

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"Study the past if you would define the future."

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"Virtuous people often revenge themselves for the constraints to which they submit by the boredom which they inspire."

"When you know a thing, to hold that you know it, and when you do not know a thing, to allow that you do not know it - this is knowledge."

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"To be able under all circumstances to practice five things constitutes perfect virtue; these five things are gravity, generosity of soul, sincerity, earnestness and kindness."