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8 Magnanimity Modesty is a branch of extra regarding prudence.
It is a virtue of abstention In its application to the two sexes
the sense of the word undergoes a somewhat remarkable modification.
A modest man is understood generally to mean a bashful – unobtrusive
unpretending person – a modest woman immediately associates itself the character
with the idea of personal sexual purity or chastity. The different
interpretation of the same word when thus differently employed is one
of the consequences of that public opinion which imposes upon woman
a far stricter moral law than that to which a man is required to submit.
Yet the distinction does not exist as to the corresponding vice.
Immodest as applied to man or woman has nearly the same
meaning, – & implies lasciviousness in words or action.

Modesty wins men's affection by conciliating their intere opinion. It
checks the disposition to annoy by contradiction. It is
an unobtrusive tribute to the self esteem of another. It is
unwilling to thesit in judgment on the conduct [of others F.65
& if it do sit in judgment, – that judgment is given in the
least offensive shape. Modesty in language may is the
result of prudential restraint upon expression [– modesty in
conduct of prudential restraint upon action]

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Folio number	371	Info in main headings field
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