"Modesty" and "humility" are often used interchangeably, but they are actually very different concepts. "Modesty" derives from the Latin modus, "measure" or "manner." It means restraint in appearance ...

Our society encourages navel-gazing and celebrates entitlement and exuberance. Economic interests lie not in humility but in pride and hubris, while to call something or someone ‘humble’ most often ...

As modesty remains a controversial issue among Christians, open to differing interpretations of Biblical standards, one St Andrew clergyman is calling for balance between personal expression and ...

Looking to make your relationship go the extra mile? Then humility is key - or so says science. In a study examining modesty in romantic relationships, researchers found that humility could actually ...

Modesty is not prized highly in this age of the selfie, Simon Cowell, the celebrity memoir, the first-person blog and industry awards Mr Toad, 'handsome and popular', at the wheel: 'In the books of my ...

What happened to good old self-deprecation, once seen as an essential British trait? It still pops up here and there, but is under siege from our obsession with self-presentation and self-promotion.

Donnacha O'Brien holds up the trophy after guiding Saxon Warrior to glory in the Qipco 2,000 GuineasCredit: Mark Cranham In an era of sanitised sporting interviews, false modesty is the most ...

Of all the Festivals in our calendar, Shavuot can easily seem like the “unloved child”. Each of the other Festivals has its own special mitzvot: dwelling in the Sukkah and waving the Four Species on ...

Leaders or managers who understand that the quality of human resources ultimately impacts both the pursuit and its outcome are more likely to succeed. If a manager is always self-important or consumed ...