This is not just false modesty - it's a kind of perversion, I'm thinking.
These traits require a degree of modesty scarce among those ambitious enough to clamber to the top.
Only one country seems to have the necessary mixture of wealth, generosity, internationalism, optimism and modesty required to pull it off.
FGM is associated with cultural ideals of femininity and modesty, which include the notion that girls are "clean" and "beautiful" after removal of body parts that are considered "male" or "unclean".
He has many good qualities-generosity, diligence, modesty, simplicity.
No one likes a show-off, but false modesty can be a big turn-off too.
Through books, Web sites and clothing ranges, a new breed of modesty-loving gals is spreading the word: chastity is chic!
There's nothing wrong with modesty.
Their pride seems to be more inordinate for their modesty.
But the problem with America's plans for high-speed rail is not their modesty. It is that even this limited ambition risks messing up the successful freight railways.
He won praises for his modesty.
But there the modesty ends and the Dadis Show, as Guineans call it, begins.
Looking back over the decades it is easy to see why the connection has been made: a glimpse of leg gives a sense of independence and confidence; a sweeping skirt is a sign of modesty and austerity.
After receiving a bachelor's degree, however, he decided, with typical modesty, that he was "not smart enough to be a physicist".
I also admired Yao for his maturity and modesty.
Rules and modesty destroy genius and art.
Other characteristics which raters evaluated were the amount of clothing worn versus modesty and physical presentation.
At that age the mind refuses to admit that its greatest pride is in its power to understand, to accept, to respect; and that modesty is the best means of enlarging its domain.
This sentiment of modesty jibed so perfectly with Washington’s private letters that it could not have been feigned: he wondered whether he was fit for the post, so unlike anything he had ever done.
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