A lot of men who have accepted – or had imposed upon them in boyhood – the old English public school styles of careful modesty in speech, with much understatement, have behind their masks an appalling and impregnable conceit of themselves.
Author: J. B. PriestleyWith a woman of sophistication, class and modesty and refinement, I become a totally tongue-tied buffoon. I can’t even look her straight in the face.
Author: Iain GlenJournalists ask me, ‘Why don’t you ever talk about sex in your performances?’ True, I don’t talk about sex – not in my personal life and not in my professional life. This is modesty.
Author: Gad ElmalehModesty was made for the ugly.
Author: Theophile GautierWhat should be covered must be covered. Women should not trouble others by wearing jeans.
Author: K. J. Yesudas