He was a man with modest habits, he was fond of light music, he had neither smoked nor even took ‘pan’ but he was fond of good dress.

A man may be humble through vainglory.

A modest man is steady, an humble man timid, and a vain one presumptuous.

Mr. Attlee is a very modest man. Indeed he has a lot to be modest about.

The modest man is seldom the object of envy.

He was in a state of doubt which passed very well for modesty.

He passed a cottage with a double coach-house,
A cottage of gentility;
And he owned with a grin
That his favorite sin
Is pride that apes humility.

The superior man is modest in his speech, but exceeds in his actions.

The superior man is modest in his speech, but exceeds in his actions.

He's a humble man with much to be humble about.

One may be humble out of pride.

Modesty is not only an ornament, but also a guard to virtue.