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A modest woman, dressed out in all her finery, is the most tremendous object of the whole creation.
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The superior man is modest in his speech but exceeds in his actions.
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A modest man is usually admired, if people ever hear of him.
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A vain man finds it wise to speak good or ill of himself; a modest man does not talk of himself.
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America tends to worship the modest talent because it doesn't put us in an uncomfortable position vis-a-vis the artist.
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Be modest, humble, simple. Control your anger.
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Because primarily of the power of the Internet, people of modest means can band together and amass vast sums of money that can change the world for some public good if they all agree.
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Examples would indeed be excellent things were not people so modest that none will set, and so vain that none will follow them.
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Fortunately the Italian people has not yet accustomed itself to eat many times a day, and possessing a modest level of living, it feels deficiency and suffering less.
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Great men never make bad use of their superiority. They see it and feel it and are not less modest. The more they have, the more they know their own deficiencies.
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Grilling is an easy tradition to start at any age! To get started, one only needs a modest investment in equipment and a little bit of outdoor space.
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He is a modest little man who has a good deal to be modest about.
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I was a modest, good-humored boy. It is Oxford that has made me insufferable.
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I will name you the degrees. The first, the Retort Courteous; the second, the Quip Modest; the third, the Reply Churlish; the fourth, the Reproof Valiant; the fifth, the Countercheck Quarrelsome; the sixth, the Lie with Circumstance; the seventh, the Lie Direct.
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If a man knew anything, he would sit in a corner and be modest; but he is such an ignorant peacock, that he goes bustling up and down, and hits on extraordinary discoveries.
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In answer to the question of why it happened, I offer the modest proposal that our Universe is simply one of those things which happen from time to time.
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In childhood be modest, in youth temperate, in adulthood just, and in old age prudent.
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Men sometimes feel injured by praise because it assigns a limit to their merit; few people are modest enough not to take offense that one appreciates them.
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Modest doubt is called the beacon of the wise.
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Modest egotism is the salt of conversation.
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