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Wendy Shalit

“There are really two types of modesty: one's own and that of others . . . The first type of modesty is essentially developing an internal definition of self. When you know who you are, you don't generally feel a need to brag, to show your naked body to strangers, or to be involved physically with people who don't care about you. The second type of modesty entails recognizing the vulnerability of others and protecting it - as with a boy who receives a compromising photo of a girl and ignores orders to pass it on.”

Wendy Shalit, A Return to Modesty: Discovering the Lost Virtue
tags: honor, modesty, self, sex, women
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A Return to Modesty: Discovering the Lost Virtue A Return to Modesty: Discovering the Lost Virtue by Wendy Shalit
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