“We did not lack modesty—on the contrary—but something urgently drove us to defy modesty together as immodestly as possible.”

“In my time first cousins did not meet like strangers. But we are learning modesty from the Americans, and old English ways are too gross for us.”

“He had not even the self-complacency that enables stupid people to accept their mediocrity with unction; he had on the contrary an engaging modesty.”

“By valuing modesty we are essentially choosing to live humbly so that our lives may reflect our Father instead of pointing to ourselves. Our choice to forsake the traditional value of modesty is a selfish decision that says, "I am the most important person in the room." Modesty often becomes a decision to think of others as better than us by placing their interest above our own.”

“Modesty is for the weak.”

“They praised his modesty and did not listen to him, for listening is a rare gift, and men will have their heroes.”