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

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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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Walt Whitman, American Poet

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Sidonie Gabrielle Colette, French Novelist

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"Some things sound better if they don't come from you."

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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

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

Confucius, Chinese Philosopher

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"At least I have the modesty to admit that lack of modesty is one of my failings."

Hector Berlioz, French Composer

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Lord Chesterfield, British Statesman

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

Linda Chavez, American Author

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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."

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

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

"Some things sound better if they don't come from you."

"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."

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

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

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