It is only the first obstacle which counts to conquer modesty

Un défaut qui empêche les hommes d'agir, c'est de ne pas sentir de quoi ils sont capables.

The cruelest revenge of a woman is to remain faithful to a man

What can be found equal to modesty, uncorrupt faith, the sister of justice, and undisguised truth? [Lat., Cui pudor et justitiae soror incorrupta fides nudaque veritas quando ullum inveniet parem?]

So great is the modesty of your mind and face, Sophronius that I wonder you should ever have become a father

Modesty in woman is a virtue most deserving, since we do all we can to cure her of it