A vain man finds it wise to speak good or ill of himself; a modest man does not talk of himself. - (Bruyere, Jean De La - Modesty)

Act as though you cannot fail but keep a humble spirit. - (Unknown, Source - Modesty)

Although modesty is natural to man, it is not natural to children. Modesty only begins with the knowledge of evil. - (Rousseau, Jean Jacques - Modesty)

Always remember when you are on top of the world , that the earth rotates every 24 hrs. - (Makris, Steve G. - Modesty)

Be plain in dress, and sober in your diet; In short, my dear, kiss me and be quiet. - (Montagu, Lady Mary Wortley - Modesty)

Be smart, but never show it. - (Mayer, Louis B - Modesty)

Because impudence is a vice, it does not follow that modesty is a virtue; it is built upon shame, a passion in our nature, and may be either good or bad according to the actions performed from that motive. - (Mandeville, Bernard - Modesty)

Conceit spoils the finest genius. There is not much danger that real talent or goodness will be overlooked long; even if it is, the consciousness of possessing and using it well should satisfy one, and the great charm of all power is modesty. - (Alcott, Louisa May - Modesty)

Do not make yourself so big, you are not so small. - (Proverb, Jewish - Modesty)

Fidelity to conscience is inconsistent with retiring modesty. If it be so, let the modesty succumb. It can be only a false modesty which can be thus endangered. - (Martineau, Harriet - Modesty)

Great things happen in small places. Jesus was born in Bethlehem. Jesse Jackson was born in Greenville. - (Jackson, Jesse - Modesty)

He is a modest little man who has a good deal to be modest about. - (Churchill, Winston - Modesty)

He seems determined to make a trumpet sound like a tin whistle. - (Bevan, Aneurin - Modesty)

I don't like to write like God. It is only because you never do it, though, that the critics think you can't do it. - (Hemingway, Ernest - Modesty)

I have often wished I had time to cultivate modesty. But I am too busy thinking about myself. - (Sitwell, Dame Edith - Modesty)