The awareness of our own strength makes us modest.
Gain a modest reputation for being unreliable and you will never be asked to do a thing.
If architects weren't arrogant, they wouldn't be architects. I don't know a modest good architect.
Some of the greatest, most revolutionary advances in science have been given their initial expression in attractively modest terms, with no fanfare.
It is not good to demonstrate your luxury and your wealth: to rub it in the faces of others is insulting. So you should be modest; try not to insult people by showing that you can do what they cannot.
Be modest, be respectful of others, try to understand.
Although I grew up in very modest and challenging circumstances, I consider my life to be immeasurably rich.
A modest dose of self-love is entirely healthy - who would want to live in a world where everyone hated themselves? But taken too far, it soon becomes poisonous.
Once a popular Alaska governor with a modest record of accomplishment, Palin could conceivably revive her reputation in this era of short memories. But it's hard to imagine her name atop the GOP ballot in 2016, when a cast of heavyweights who sat out 2012 will be vying for the nomination.
I think I've become more modest as the years have gone on.