Modesty seldom resides in a breast that is not enriched with nobler virtues.

Quote by Oliver Goldsmith

Topics: Modesty Quotes

All that a husband or wife really wants is to be pitied a little, praised...

All that a husband or wife really wants is to be pitied a little, praised...

Life is a journey that must be traveled no matter how bad the roads and...

Life is a journey that must be traveled no matter how bad the roads and...

A man who leaves home to mend himself and others is a philosopher; but he...

A man who leaves home to mend himself and others is a philosopher; but he...

They say women and music should never be dated.

They say women and music should never be dated.

You can preach a better sermon with your life than with your lips.

You can preach a better sermon with your life than with your lips.

Conscience is a coward, and those faults it has not strength enough to prevent it...

Conscience is a coward, and those faults it has not strength enough to prevent it...

The hours we pass with happy prospects in view are more pleasing than those crowded...

The hours we pass with happy prospects in view are more pleasing than those crowded...

I was ever of the opinion, that the honest man who married and brought up...

I was ever of the opinion, that the honest man who married and brought up...

On the stage he was natural, simple, affecting, 'Twas only when he was off, he...

On the stage he was natural, simple, affecting, 'Twas only when he was off, he...

Tenderness is a virtue.

Tenderness is a virtue.

I do not love a man who is zealous for nothing

I do not love a man who is zealous for nothing

Of all kinds of ambition, that which pursues poetical fame is the wildest

Of all kinds of ambition, that which pursues poetical fame is the wildest

Honor sinks where commerce long prevails.

Honor sinks where commerce long prevails.

Be not affronted at a joke. If one throw salt at thee, thou wilt receive...

Be not affronted at a joke. If one throw salt at thee, thou wilt receive...

Our greatest glory consists not in never failing, but in rising every time we fall.

Our greatest glory consists not in never failing, but in rising every time we fall.

The company of fools may first make us smile, but in the end we always...

The company of fools may first make us smile, but in the end we always...

To the last moment of his breath, On hope the wretch relies; And even the...

To the last moment of his breath, On hope the wretch relies; And even the...

High achievement always takes place in the framework of high expectation.

High achievement always takes place in the framework of high expectation.

I hope for nothing. I fear nothing. I am free.

I hope for nothing. I fear nothing. I am free.

I am open to the guidance of synchronicity, and do not let expectations hinder my...

I am open to the guidance of synchronicity, and do not let expectations hinder my...