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Read through the most famous quotes by topic #modesty
The delicate balance between modesty and conceit is popularity. ↗
— Max Beerbohm
#between #conceit #delicate #delicate balance #modesty
Modesty, tis a virtue not often found among poets, for almost every one of them thinks himself the greatest in the world. ↗
— Miguel de Cervantes
#among #every #found #greatest #himself
He who speaks without modesty will find it difficult to make his words good. ↗
— Confucius
#find #good #his #make #modesty
Modesty seldom resides in a breast that is not enriched with nobler virtues. ↗
— Oliver Goldsmith
#modesty #nobler #resides #seldom #virtues
It rarely adds anything to say, "In my opinion" - not even modesty. Naturally a sentence is only your opinion; and you are not the Pope. ↗
— Paul Goodman
#anything #even #in my opinion #modesty #naturally
To test a modest man's modesty do not investigate if he ignores applause, find out if he abides criticism. ↗
— Franz Grillparzer
#criticism #find #ignores #investigate #man
Modesty: the gentle art of enhancing your charm by pretending not to be aware of it. ↗
— Oliver Herford
#aware #charm #enhancing #gentle #modesty
Remember that with her clothes a woman puts off her modesty. ↗
— Herodotus
#her #modesty #off #puts #remember
He slowed down a bit more. "Gaia, how do you know these things?" She shrugged. "I'm smart." "And modest, too." "Modesty is a waste of time," she pronounced. "I'll keep that in mind. ↗
— Francine Pascal
#fearless #funny #modesty #funny
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
#also #base #highest #i #i think