"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

"Modesty is the only sure bait when you angle for praise." - LORD CHESTERFIELD, Letters to His Son

"A modest man is usually admired - if people ever hear of him." - EDGAR WATSON HOWE, Ventures in Common Sense

"When anyone remains modest, not after praise but after blame, then his modesty is real." - JEAN PAUL RICHTER, Hesperus

"With people of only moderate ability modesty is mere honesty; but with those who possess great talent it is hypocrisy." - ARTHUR SCHOPENHAUER, Parerga and Paralipomena