Those who glory in their looks – not in their hearts – dress to please others.Saint Clement of AlexandriaAttributed in the original GADEL collection
Modesty and Purity Quotes, Sayings and Thoughts
Short selections recovered from GADEL’s original collection. Wording is kept as found; the archived attribution is not a verification of authorship.
You carry your snare everywhere and spread your nets in all places.Saint John ChrysostomAttributed in the original GADEL collection
Either we must speak as we dress, or dress as we speak.Saint JeromeAttributed in the original GADEL collection
It might be said that society speaks through the clothing it wears.Pope Pius XIIAttributed in the original GADEL collection
Purity requires modesty, an integral part of temperance.Catechism of the Catholic Church §2521Attributed in the original GADEL collection
In all your movements, let nothing be evident that would offend the eyes of another.Saint Augustine of HippoAttributed in the original GADEL collection
A special danger to morals is represented by public bathing at beaches, in pool and river banks.Cardinal Pia y DanielAttributed in the original GADEL collection
Be neat, Philothea; let nothing be negligent about you.Saint Francis de Sales, Introduction to a Devout Life, Part Third, Ch. 25Attributed in the original GADEL collection
The Church is the house of God.Saint Padre PioAttributed in the original GADEL collection
the sins which bring most souls to hell are the sins of the flesh.Our Lady of Fatima to Blessed Jacinta MartoAttributed in the original GADEL collection
Modesty in a woman is the sign that Jesus Christ dwells in her heart.Fatima CrusaderAttributed in the original GADEL collection
The Church asks no more of women with their modesty of dress/conduct as She exhorts men to be with their eyes.Lawrence ScheelerAttributed in the original GADEL collection
How many young girls there are who do not see any wrongdoing in following certain shameless styles like so many sheep.Pope Pius XII, July 17, 1954Attributed in the original GADEL collection
Avoid failing, not only against purity, but even against the least rules of an exact modesty.St. Paul of the CrossAttributed in the original GADEL collection
The parish priest and especially the preacher, when occasion arises, should according to the words of the Apostle Paul (2 Tim.Decree of the Congregation of the Council (by the mandate of Pope Pius XI), 1930 A.D.Attributed in the original GADEL collection
Women must be decently dressed, especially when they go to church.General Pastoral Directive, 1915 A.D.Attributed in the original GADEL collection
Louis of Granada speaks of a young woman whose damnation had no other source than vanity and the desire to please.Rev. F.X. Schouppe, S.J.Attributed in the original GADEL collection
Whatever is born is the work of God.Tertullian of CarthageAttributed in the original GADEL collection
You have heard that it was said to them of old: Thou shalt not commit adultery.Our Lord Jesus Christ in Matthew 5:27-28Attributed in the original GADEL collection
I made a covenant with my eyes, that I would not so much as think upon a virgin.Job 31:1Attributed in the original GADEL collection
A golden ring in a swine’s snout, a woman fair and foolish.Proverbs 11:22Traditional attribution
Let your modesty be known to all men. The Lord is nigh.Philippians 4:5Attributed in the original GADEL collection
In like manner, women also in decent apparel: adorning themselves with modesty and sobriety, not with plaited hair, or gold, or pearls, or costly attire.1 Timothy 2:9Attributed in the original GADEL collection
And the king went in to see the guests: and he saw there a man who had not on a wedding garment.Matthew 22:11-14Attributed in the original GADEL collection
Original collection & source
Original title: Modesty and Purity Quotes, Sayings and Thoughts to keep You modest
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