You are born modern, you do not become so. Jean Baudrillard
You are born modern, you do not become so.Modern and ModernismQuotations by Jean Baudrillard
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I think the adjective post-modernist really means mannerist. Books about books is fun but frivolous. Angela Carter
I think the adjective post-modernist really means mannerist. Books about books is fun but frivolous.Modern and ModernismQuotations by Angela Carter
Postmodernism is among other things a sick joke at the expense of revolutionary avant-gardism. Terry Eagleton
Postmodernism is among other things a sick joke at the expense of revolutionary avant-gardism.Modern and ModernismQuotations by Terry Eagleton
It takes a kind of shabby arrogance to survive in our time, and a fairly romantic nature to want to. Edgar Z. Friedenberg
It takes a kind of shabby arrogance to survive in our time, and a fairly romantic nature to want to.Modern and ModernismQuotations by Edgar Z. …
Post-modernism is modernism with the optimism taken out. Robert Hewison
Post-modernism is modernism with the optimism taken out.Modern and ModernismQuotations by Robert Hewison
When you automate an industry you modernize it; when you automate a life you primitivize it. Eric Hoffer
When you automate an industry you modernize it; when you automate a life you primitivize it.Modern and ModernismQuotations by Eric Hoffer
You don’t have to be old in America to say of a world you lived in: That world is gone. Peggy Noonan
You don’t have to be old in America to say of a world you lived in: That world is gone.Modern and ModernismQuotations by Peggy Noonan
Anyone who lives in this time is concerned with grottiness. Peter Reading
Anyone who lives in this time is concerned with grottiness.Modern and ModernismQuotations by Peter Reading
For we which now behold these present days have eyes to wonder, but lack tongues to praise. William Shakespeare
For we which now behold these present days have eyes to wonder, but lack tongues to praise.Modern and ModernismQuotations by William Shakespeare
There is something terribly wrong with a culture inebriated by noise and gregariousness. George Steiner
There is something terribly wrong with a culture inebriated by noise and gregariousness.Modern and ModernismQuotations by George Steiner
One cannot spend one’s time in being modern when there are so many more important things to be. Wallace Stevens
One cannot spend one’s time in being modern when there are so many more important things to be.Modern and ModernismQuotations by Wallace Stevens
It is only the modern that ever becomes old-fashioned. Oscar Wilde
It is only the modern that ever becomes old-fashioned.Modern and ModernismQuotations by Oscar Wilde
Modesty is not only an ornament, but also a guard to virtue. Joseph Addison
Modesty is not only an ornament, but also a guard to virtue.ModestyQuotations by Joseph Addison
Modesty is the conscience of the body. Honore De Balzac
Modesty is the conscience of the body.ModestyQuotations by Honore De Balzac
He seems determined to make a trumpet sound like a tin whistle. Aneurin Bevan
He seems determined to make a trumpet sound like a tin whistle.ModestyQuotations by Aneurin Bevan
A vain man finds it wise to speak good or ill of himself; a modest man does not talk of himself. Jean De La Bruyere
A vain man finds it wise to speak good or ill of himself; a modest man does not talk of himself.ModestyQuotations by Jean De La …
She just wore enough for modesty; no more! Robert Buchanan
She just wore enough for modesty; no more!ModestyQuotations by Robert Buchanan
Modesty is the only sure bait when you angle for praise. Lord Chesterfield
Modesty is the only sure bait when you angle for praise.ModestyQuotations by Lord Chesterfield
He is a modest little man who has a good deal to be modest about. Winston Churchill
He is a modest little man who has a good deal to be modest about.ModestyQuotations by Winston Churchill
Modesty is the color of virtue. Diogenes of Sinope
Modesty is the color of virtue.ModestyQuotations by Diogenes of Sinope
To be humble to superiors is duty, to equals courtesy, to inferiors nobleness. Benjamin Franklin
To be humble to superiors is duty, to equals courtesy, to inferiors nobleness.ModestyQuotations by Benjamin Franklin
Modesty is the chastity of merit, the virginity of noble souls. Madame de Girardin
Modesty is the chastity of merit, the virginity of noble souls.ModestyQuotations by Madame de Girardin
Modesty seldom resides in a breast that is not enriched with nobler virtues. Oliver Goldsmith
Modesty seldom resides in a breast that is not enriched with nobler virtues.ModestyQuotations by Oliver Goldsmith
No truly great person ever thought themselves so. William Hazlitt
No truly great person ever thought themselves so.ModestyQuotations by William Hazlitt
Modesty; the gentle art of enhancing your charm by pretending not to be aware of it. Oliver Herford
Modesty; the gentle art of enhancing your charm by pretending not to be aware of it.ModestyQuotations by Oliver Herford
Usually the modest person passes for someone reserved, the silent for a sullen person Horace
Usually the modest person passes for someone reserved, the silent for a sullen personModestyQuotations by Horace
The modest person is usually admired, if people ever hear of them. Edgar Watson Howe
The modest person is usually admired, if people ever hear of them.ModestyQuotations by Edgar Watson Howe
Ornaments were invented by modesty. Joseph Joubert
Ornaments were invented by modesty.ModestyQuotations by Joseph Joubert
So rare is the union of beauty with modesty. (Decimus Junius Juvenalis) Juvenal
So rare is the union of beauty with modesty.ModestyQuotations by (Decimus Junius Juvenalis) Juvenal
The height of cleverness is being able to conceal it. Francois De La Rochefoucauld
The height of cleverness is being able to conceal it.ModestyQuotations by Francois De La Rochefoucauld
Always remember when you are on top of the world , that the earth rotates every 24 hrs. Steve G. Makris
Always remember when you are on top of the world , that the earth rotates every 24 hrs.ModestyQuotations by Steve G. Makris
It is far more impressive when others discover your good qualities without your help Miss Manners
It is far more impressive when others discover your good qualities without your helpModestyQuotations by Miss Manners
Be smart, but never show it. Louis B Mayer
Be smart, but never show it.ModestyQuotations by Louis B Mayer
Be plain in dress, and sober in your diet; In short, my dear, kiss me and be quiet. Lady Mary Wortley Montagu
Be plain in dress, and sober in your diet; In short, my dear, kiss me and be quiet.ModestyQuotations by Lady Mary Wortley Montagu
No modest man ever did or ever will make a fortune. Lady Mary Wortley Montagu
No modest man ever did or ever will make a fortune.ModestyQuotations by Lady Mary Wortley Montagu
Modesty is the beauty of women. Gaelic Proverb
Modesty is the beauty of women.ModestyQuotations by Gaelic Proverb
Do not make yourself so big, you are not so small. Jewish Proverb
Do not make yourself so big, you are not so small.ModestyQuotations by Jewish Proverb
We must watch over our modesty in the presence of those who cannot understand its grounds. Jean Rostand
We must watch over our modesty in the presence of those who cannot understand its grounds.ModestyQuotations by Jean Rostand
Modesty forbids what the law does not. Seneca
Modesty forbids what the law does not.ModestyQuotations by Seneca
Modesty is a quality in a lover more praised by the women than liked. Richard Brinsley Sheridan
Modesty is a quality in a lover more praised by the women than liked.ModestyQuotations by Richard Brinsley Sheridan