Modesty is not only an ornament, but also a guard to virtue.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
Modesty is the color of virtue.
Modesty is the conscience of the body.
Modesty used to be considered a natural female attribute. No more.
Modesty is not one of my virtues.
Modesty is a quality in a lover more praised by the women than liked.
Modesty is a learned affectation. And as soon as life slams the modest person against the wall, that modesty drops.
Modesty means admitting the possibility of error, subsuming the self for the good of the whole, remaining open to surprise and the gifts that only failure can bring. There are many ways to practice it. Try taking up golf. Or making your own bagels. Or raising a teenager.
Modesty, tis a virtue not often found among poets, for almost every one of them thinks himself the greatest in the world.
Because impudence is a vice, it does not follow that modesty is a virtue; it is built upon shame, a passion in our nature, and may be either good or bad according to the actions performed from that motive.
Modesty is a vastly overrated virtue.