No sex, age, or condition is above or below the absolute necessity of modesty; but without it one vastly beneath the rank of man.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
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.
Modesty used to be considered a natural female attribute. No more.
Modesty is the conscience of the body.
Nothing can atone for the lack of modesty; without which beauty is ungraceful and wit detestable.
Modesty is a quality in a lover more praised by the women than liked.
I have no concept of modesty anymore.
It is strange that modesty is the rule for women when what they most value in men is boldness.
Modesty is not one of my virtues.
Modesty is a vastly overrated virtue.
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.
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