With people of limited ability modesty is merely honesty. But with those who possess great talent it is hypocrisy.

I knew I was a winner back in the late sixties. I knew I was destined for great things. People will say that kind of thinking is totally immodest. I agree. Modesty is not a word that applies to me in any way - I hope it never will.

Some are made modest by great praise others insolent.

You have a good many little gifts and virtues but there is no need of parading them for conceit spoils the finest genius. There is not much danger that real talent or goodness will be overlooked long and the great charm of all power is modesty.

He who speaks without modesty will find it difficult to make his words good.

In the deregulated realm of US banking and finance crime does occasionally pay for its foul deeds not in prison time but by making modest rebates to the victims.

It isn't false modesty when I say this but although I am supposed to be a famous person it doesn't mean anything to me. I just sit at home and work.

By gold all good faith has been banished by gold our rights are abused the law itself is influenced by gold and soon there will be an end of every modest restraint.

At least I have the modesty to admit that lack of modesty is one of my failings.

The Constitution was written by 55 educated and highly intelligent men in Philadelphia in 1787 but it was written so that it could be understood by people of limited education and modest intelligence.