Be smart, but never show it. (Louis B Mayer )
Modesty is not only an ornament, but also a guard to virtue. (Joseph Addison)
A vain man finds it wise to speak good or ill of himself; a modest man does not talk of himself. (Jean De La BruyFre)
Modesty is the color of virtue. (Diogenes of Sinope)
Modesty is the chastity of merit, the virginity of noble souls. (Madame de Girardin)
No truly great person ever thought themselves so. (William Hazlit )
Usually the modest person passes for someone reserved, the silent for a sullen person. (Horace )
The modest person is usually admired, if people ever hear of them. (Edgar Watson Howe)
Although modesty is natural to man, it is not natural to children. Modesty only begins with the knowledge of evil. (Jean Jacques Rousseau)
There’s a lot to be said for the fellow who doesn’t say it himself. (Maurice Switzer)