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Modesty

«Nothing is more amiable than true modesty, and nothing more contemptible than the false»
«Modesty is to merit, as shades to figures in a picture, giving it strength and beauty»
Author: Jean de la Bruyere | About: Modesty | Keywords: figures, modesty, shades
«Modesty is the only sure bait when you angle for praise.»
«So great is the modesty of your mind and face, Sophronius that I wonder you should ever have become a father»
Author: Marcus Aurelius | About: Modesty
«Modesty seldom resides in a breast that is not enriched with nobler virtues.»
«Modesty once extinguished knows not how to return»
Author: Seneca | About: Modesty | Keywords: extinguished
«Modesty is the lowest of the virtues, and is a confession of the deficiency it indicates. He who undervalues himself is justly overvalued by others.»

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