“A modest little person, with much to be modest about.”
“Mr. Attlee is a very modest man. Indeed he has a lot to be modest about.”
“Give me a little peace.A little? Why so modest? How about eternal peace? Now, there's a thought.”
“What I will no longer accept is the mediocre life of a modest little gentleman.”
“you're a diabolical little pyro, aren't you?He blushed modestly.”
“The truth about our own modest contribution might immobilize us: much easier then, to tell ourselves a story about how much we make our own reality. ”