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Quote by Joseph Addison
Modesty is not only an ornament, but also a guard to virtue. - Jos

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

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That he delights in the misery of others no man will confess, and yet what other motive can make a father cruel? – Joseph Addison

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She just wore enough for modesty; no more! – Robert Buchanan

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If I was not a remarkably modest man, I should probably brag a little, and say that I had done what no American ever before accomplished by visiting the queen at her palace twice within eight days. – P. T. (Phineas Taylor) Barnum

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