The virtue of modesty

Jean-François of Reims, Capuchin (d. 1660):

“The virtue of modesty is one of the most effective means of edifying one’s neighbor, all the more so because it is this virtue that governs our outward appearance, by which others are either edified or scandalized.

Therefore, we must take particular care to observe the rules of this virtue, whether in our gestures, our bearing, our clothing, our words, or our conversation.”