Let us be absolutely clear about one thing: we must not confuse humility with false modesty or servility.

False modesty can be worse than arrogance.

Most timidities have such secret compensations and Miss Bart was discerning enough to know that the inner vanity is generally in proportion to the outer self depreciation.

Having reached the top he retained those characteristics of modesty and humility in victory which endeared him to us all and brought him respect from his greatest rivals,

I think in the world of indie music there's this sort of false modesty.

Without false modesty, I feel that, when I'm on the stage, I'm the king, the boss of the situation.