“ Pantaloons were often worn tight as paint and were not a great deal less revealing, particularly as they were worn without underwear. . . . Jackets were tailored with tails in the back, but were cut a… Bill Bryson
“ I have met some highly intelligent believers, but history has no record to say that [s]he knew or understood the mind of god. Yet this is precisely the qualification which the godly must claim—so mode… Christopher Hitchens
“ There are no better cosmetics than a severe temperance and purity, modesty and humility, a gracious temper and calmness of spirit; and there is no true beauty without the signatures of these graces in… Arthur Helps
“ There is always more goodness in the world than there appears to be because goodness is of its very nature modest and retiring. Evelyn Beatrice Hall
“ 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
“ Modesty is invisibility...Never forget it. To be seen—to be —is to be...penetrated. What you must be girls, is impenetrable. Margaret Atwood
“ With people of only moderate ability modesty is mere honesty but with those who possess great talent it is hypocrisy. Schopenhauer
“ No age, sex, or condition is above or below the absolute necessity of modesty; but without it one is vastly beneath the rank of man. Bernard Barton
“ Reading leads to knowing more. Knowing more leads to arrogance. Reading further leads to humbleness. Mokokoma Mokhonoana
“ To mention it was to ask a favor and that as you were too generous, and as for her to ask was always to have, she wouldn't Cecelia Ahern
“ Pochi uccelli Stephen preferiva ai succiacapre, ma non era stato il loro canto a farlo scendere dal letto. Rimase fermo, appoggiato alla ringhiera, e poco dopo Jack Aubrey, in un padiglione presso il… Patrick O'Brian
“ I've never met a soldier who knew he was a hero. It's not false modesty. They simply decide to do something that they know they must do, usually for there comrades, because if they don't, those people… Karen Traviss
“ Unlike Kim Cardassian or Donald Trump, Montaigne regarded the inward glance as an adventure in self-effacement not self infatuation. He was a charming and perceptive critic of his own foibles, especia… Danny Heitman
“ You might want to put some clothes on' suggested Jace 'I'm all for the bra and panties look, but you don't want the Silent Brothers to die of excitement Cassandra Clare
“ I am sufficiently proud of my knowing something to be modest about my not knowing all. Vladimir Nabokov
