Alphonsus Liguori Quotes

We must watch over our modesty in the presence of those who cannot understand its grounds.

Modesty forbids what the law does not.

The higher our position the more modestly we should behave.

Modesty is the richest ornament of a woman ... the want of it is her greatest deformity.

Look not at what is contrary to propriety; listen not to what is contrary to propriety; speak not what is contrary to propriety; make no movement which is contrary to propriety.

Modesty used to be considered a natural female attribute. No more.

It well becomes a young man to be modest.

Modesty in dress and language and deportment is a true mark of refinement and a hallmark of a virtuous Latter-day Saint woman.

Modesty is not only an ornament, but also a guard to virtue.

I don't think it would be dignified.

All the movements of our body are not merely those dictated by impulse or weariness; they are the correct expression of what we consider decorous. Without impulses, we could take no part in social life; on the other hand, without inhibitions, we could not correct, direct, and utilize our impulses.

Tis a rule of manners to avoid exaggeration.

Modesty is that feeling by which honorable shame acquires a valuable and lasting authority.

We acknowledge that we should not talk of our wives; but we seem not to know that we should talk still less of ourselves.

In the matter of dress one should always keep below one's ability.

I find it awfully difficult to determine if the habit of talking about oneself at length runs contrary to the basic rules of propriety, or if instead the man exempt from this vice is rare.

Not stepping over the bounds of modesty.

A gentleman does not appear to know more or to be more than those with whom he is thrown into company.

Howard and Shirley were clothed, always, in an invisible layer of decorum that they never laid aside.

We need modesty not only in the way we dress; we need intellectual modesty.

Be neat, Philothea; let nothing be negligent about you. It is a kind of contempt of those with whom we converse, to frequent their company in uncomely apparel; but, at the same time, avoid all affectation, vanity, curiosity, or levity in your dress. Keep yourself always, as much as possible, on the side of plainness and modesty, which, without doubt, is the greatest ornament of beauty, and the best excuse for the want of it.

Do not make yourself the subject of remarks either by being overdressed or by dressing in a lax, untidy manner. Act as though you knew that the eye of heaven is upon you, and that you are living under the approbation or disapprobation of God.

Anna Petrovna: Never talk to women about your own good qualities. Let them find out for themselves.

Darling, a true lady takes off her dignity with her clothes and does her whorish best. At other times you can be as modest and dignified as your persona requires.

In beginning the world, if you don't wish to get chafed at every turn, fold up your pride carefully, put it under lock and key, and only let it out to air upon grand occasions. Pride is a garment all stiff brocade outside, all grating sackcloth on the side next to the skin.