Sentence examples for wisdom and modesty from inspiring English sources

Achebe's wisdom and modesty were a nice antidote to the antics of literary society in some of the richer parts of the English speaking world.

Fellow campaigners remember her for her wisdom, practicality and modesty, and the bottles of good red wine she would bring to help meetings along.

Speaking about Francis, the Cuban president said he had been "very impressed by his wisdom, his modesty, and all his virtues that we know he has".

It may not be the most profound lesson, but "Terri" communicates it with modesty, wisdom and a refreshing lack of didacticism.

Ben Elton imagines a post-apocalyptic society where religious intolerance combines with a confessional sex-obsessed, self-centric culture to create a world where nakedness is modesty, ignorance is wisdom and privacy is a dangerous perversion.

We can read the text ironically so that the high sounds of modesty, steadfast love, wisdom and discernment mock and contradict the actual performance of monarchy.

His humility and modesty were inspiring.

Mention this, however, and modesty takes over.

His personal warmth and modesty were the stuff of legend.

It modestly proposes a fluid line, and modesty.

ADAM GOPNIK: And modesty in victory, for that matter.