Modesty; the gentle art of enhancing your
charm by pretending not to be aware of it.
?Oliver Herford
Modesty is the lowest of the virtues, and is a
confession of the deficiency it indicates. He who
undervalues himself is justly overvalued by others.
?William Hazlitt
It is far more impressive when others discover
your good qualities without your help
?Miss Manners
It rarely adds anything to say, "In my opinion" --
not even modesty. Naturally a sentence is
only your opinion; and you are not the Pope.
?Paul Goodman
Good taste is the modesty of the mind; that is
why it cannot be either imitated or acquired.
?Delphine de Girardin
With people of only moderate ability modesty
is mere honesty; but with those who
possess great talent it is hypocrisy.
?Arthur Schopenhauer
No modest man ever did or ever will make a fortune.
?Mary Wortley Montagu
Nothing can atone for the lack of modesty; without
which beauty is ungraceful and wit detestable.
?Sir Richard Steele
