Modesty is the only sure bait when you are fishing for praise.

What can be found equal to modesty, uncorrupt faith, the sister of justice, and undisguised truth? [Lat., Cui pudor et justitiae soror incorrupta fides nudaque veritas quando ullum inveniet parem?]

So great is the modesty of your mind and face, Sophronius that I wonder you should ever have become a father

Modesty in woman is a virtue most deserving, since we do all we can to cure her of it

When one remains modest, not after praise but after blame, then is he really so. [Ger., Wenn jemand bescheiden bleibt, nicht beim Lobe, sondern beim Tadel, dann ist er's.]

Her modest looks the cottage might adorn, Sweet as the primrose peeps beneath the thorn.