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- Of lies, false modesty is the most decent. — Nicolas Chamfort
- Let us be absolutely clear about one thing: we must not confuse humility with false modesty or servility. — Paulo Coelho
- There are twenty-four characters in this book named Max. Let there be an end to this silly business of authors never giving… — Max Shulman
- True humility is more like self-forgetfulness than false modesty. — C.S. Lewis
- Sex is as important as eating or drinking and we ought to allow the one appetite to be satisfied with as little… — Marquis de Sade
- Fidelity to conscience is inconsistent with retiring modesty. If it be so, let the modesty succumb. It can be only a false… — Harriet Martineau
- It isn't false modesty when I say this, but although I am supposed to be a famous person it doesn't mean anything… — Gyorgy Ligeti
- There is a false modesty, which is vanity; a false glory, which is levity; a false grandeur, which is meanness; a false… — Jean de la Bruyere