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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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I'm not shy. I'm modest, but I'm very outgoing.
我不害羞。我很谦虚，但是我很外向。
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。
I'm not painting myself as a down-home, modest guy.
我没有把自己描绘成一个朴实无华、谦虚的人。
The awareness of our own strength makes us modest.
意识到自己的力量使我们谦虚。
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。
A modest dog seldom grows fat.
谦虚的狗很少长胖。