Usually the modest person passes for someone reserved, the silent for a sullen person.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
A modest man is usually admired, if people ever hear of him.
Modesty is not only an ornament, but also a guard to virtue.
To be silent is to be passive.
Silence may be as variously shaded as speech.
It's the differences in people that help you realize who you are. Even if we silently pass each other on the street.
Modesty is a learned affectation. And as soon as life slams the modest person against the wall, that modesty drops.
Modesty is the conscience of the body.
It is better wither to be silent, or to say things of more value than silence. Sooner throw a pearl at hazard than an idle or useless word; and do not say a little in many words, but a great deal in a few.
Courteousness is consideration for others; politeness is the method used to deliver such considerations.
A silent man is easily reputed wise. A man who suffers none to see him in the common jostle and undress of life, easily gathers round him a mysterious veil of unknown sanctity, and men honor him for a saint. The unknown is always wonderful.