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To test a modest man's modesty do not investigate if he ignores applause, find out if he abides criticism.
要测试一个谦虚的人是否谦虚，不要看他是否无视掌声，要看他是否容忍批评。
Sarcasm: the last refuge of modest and chaste-souled people when the privacy of their soul is coarsely and intrusively invaded.
讽刺:当人们的灵魂隐私受到粗暴和侵犯时，谦逊和牧师气质的人最后的避难所。
Because primarily of the power of the Internet, people of modest means can band together and amass vast sums of money that can change the world for some public good if they all agree.
主要由于互联网的力量，中等收入的人可以团结起来，积累大量的钱，如果他们都同意，这些钱可以改变世界，为一些公共利益服务。
True humility is intelligent self respect which keeps us from thinking too highly or too meanly of ourselves. It makes us modest by reminding us how far we have come short of what we can be.
真正的谦逊是明智的自尊，它使我们不把自己想得过高或过低。它提醒我们离我们所能达到的还有多远，从而使我们变得谦虚。
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The modest person is usually admired, if people ever hear of them.
谦虚的人通常是令人钦佩的，如果人们听说过他们的话。
A modest dog seldom grows fat.
谦虚的狗很少长胖。
A modest man is usually admired, if people ever hear of him.
谦虚的人，如果人们听说过，通常都会敬佩他。
Nobody who takes on anything big and tough can afford to be modest.
承担任何重大而艰巨任务的人都不能谦虚。
I mean no film is beyond criticism, but I think we've made a very modest movie.
我的意思是没有一部电影是无可挑剔的，但我认为我们拍了一部非常谦虚的电影。
Although my early equipment was very modest, later I made my own and they were more powerful.
虽然我早期的装备很简陋，但后来我自己做了，而且更强大。