Famous quotes containing the words modest and/or apology:
“Fair is my Love, and cruel as she’s fair
Her brow shades frowns, although her eyes are sunny;
Her smiles are lightning, though her pride despair;
And her disdains are gall, her favours honey.
A modest maid, decked with a blush of honour,
Whose feet do tread green paths of youth and love,”
—Samuel Daniel (1562–1619)
“The Irishman in English literature may be said to have been born with an apology in his mouth.”
—James Connolly (1870–1916)