Modest dogs miss much meat. Pr.
Modest doubt is called / The beacon of the 35 wise, the tent that searches / To the bottom of the worst. Troil. and Cres., ii. 2.
Modest expression is a beautiful setting to the diamond of talent and genius. Chapin.
Modest humility is beauty's crown, for the beautiful is a hidden thing, and shrinks from its own power. Schiller.
Modeste tamen et circumspecto judicio de tantis viris pronunciandum est, ne, quod plerisque accidit, damnent quæ non intelligunt—We should, however, pronounce our opinions with modesty and circumspect judgment of such men, lest, as is the case with many, we should be found condemning what we do not understand. Quinct.
Modesty and presumption are moral things of so spiritual a nature, that they have little to do with the body. Goethe.
Modesty is a quality in a lover more praised 40 by the women than liked. Sheridan.
Modesty is a very good thing, but a man in this country may get on very well without it. M. on a banner in the Far West.
Modesty is so pleased with other people's doings that she has no leisure to lament her own. Ruskin.
Modesty is the beauty of women. Gael. Pr.