With no false modesty, he compared Janus to another champion who goes through mild slumps only to come back mightier than ever.
There, with a touching mixture of pride and modesty, he compared his connection to Mr. Carter with Ignaz Schuppanzigh's to Beethoven, both of them strong characters and devoted proponents who helped bring to birth music that, being built to last, is hard.
McCardell's calculated modesty can be visually underwhelming compared with some of the clothes here.
"We are learning our new place in the world," said the film director Danny Boyle, who staged the opening ceremony, referring to the modesty of the event when compared to Beijing's spectacular opening ceremony.
Either the entire volume is secretly narrated by the not-too-bright Thor, or this is sly provocation, an invitation to compare the modesty of the language with the depths of wit and trickery that it might conceal.
Mr. Obama's remarks mixed ambition and modesty, reflecting the fact that American high-speed rail is in its infancy compared with systems in France and Japan.
Compared with the Los Angeles stylist Jonathan Antin, star of Bravo's "Blow Out," she's a beacon of modesty and self-restraint.
These constraints, along with modesty and identity issues, may explain the much lower levels of participation in formal exercise programmes in Muslim communities compared with European populations, particularly for women.
Even now, with the slightly more relaxed mood in Washington compared to the grind of the campaign trail, young staff members are nervous about upholding the Obama creed of modesty and discretion.
My speech has been compared to those of Martin Luther King, the sentiment is flattering but embarrassing, I am not anywhere near worthy and that is not false modesty.
