How beautiful is modesty! It winneth upon all beholders; but a word or a glance may destroy the pure love that should have been for thee.


Proverbial philosophy: a book of thoughts and arguments (ed. 1839)

Martin Farquhar Tupper Quotes

How beautiful is modesty! It winneth upon all beholders; but a word or a glance may destroy the pure love that should have been for thee.

How beautiful is modesty! It winneth upon all beholders; but a word or a glance may destroy the pure love that should have been for thee.

How beautiful is modesty! It winneth upon all beholders; but a word or a glance may destroy the pure love that should have been for thee.

How beautiful is modesty! It winneth upon all beholders; but a word or a glance may destroy the pure love that should have been for thee.