We modest Gentlemen don't want for much success among the women.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Goldsmith jokes that modest men do not succeed much with women.
- In plain terms
- Modest men don't win many women.
- What can you take from it?
- Confidence often helps in romance.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Does modesty hurt dating success?
- Is confidence more valued than humility?
Another view
It generalizes that modesty is always a liability in love.
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