Does it pay to be modest? why?

Question

what do you get from being modest?

Answer 1

If you have confidence within yourself you don't need to boast. If you're conceited & high on yourself, it makes people want to tear you down. If you're modest & express a humble opinion about yourself it makes people want to build you up.

False modesty & fishing for compliments isn't good though. It doesn't always work. It can be addictive though (the skinny girls who say "oh I look so fat" & meanwhile they look like supermodels, they just want the attention...)

I think it's healthiest to admit your flaws & recognize your strengths. To have a realistic opinion of yourself & not need approval from others. It pays to be modest because it means you're honest with yourself. You are quietly strong, confident but not arrogant.

Answer 2

Which of the definitions below are you meaning ?
1 modest, restrained, unostentatious
free from ostentation or pretension; "the restrained elegance of the room"

2 minor, modest, small, small-scale, pocket-size, pocket-sized
limited in size or scope; "a small business"; "a newspaper with a modest circulation"; "small-scale plans"; "a pocket-size country"

3 modest, small
not large but sufficient in size or amount; "a modest salary"; "modest inflation"; "helped in my own small way"

4 modest
not offensive to sexual mores in conduct or appearance

5 modest
marked by simplicity; having a humble opinion of yourself; "a modest apartment"; "too modest to wear his medals"

6 modest
free from pomp or affectation; "comfortable but modest cottages"; "a simple rectangular brick building"; "a simple man with simple tastes"

7 meek, mild, modest
humble in spirit or manner; suggesting retiring mildness or even cowed submissiveness; "meek and self-effacing"

8 humble, low, lowly, modest, small
low or inferior in station or quality; "a humble cottage"; "a lowly parish priest"; "a modest man of the people"; "small beginnings"

Can you be more specific ?

Answer 3

It pays but don't be the most modest person in the world otherwise you might have some low self-esteem and underestimate your power and skills.

Answer 4

LESS HEADACHES!

I flap my gums and brag a wee bit of my success while I'm here on yahoo answers, but no one knows who I am while on this site.

Being modest and keeping a low profile run hand and hand in my opinion. I'm all about helping people out and achieving goals. Nobody likes it rubbed in their face!

Answer 5

Modesty is a waste of time. Most people, when they see someone being modest, assume it is fake, false modesty if you will and wil accuse them of being insincere. That being said, modesty is a complete waste becasue all you get from it is derision and accusations if subterfuge and pretense.

Answer 6

It always pay to be modest. Modesty gives us self-respect. If we can't respect ourselves, who will?

Answer 7

The aura of sluttiness never darkens your door.

But seriously, let's reverse that: What do you get from being immodest? -- STD, trashy rep and friends, worship of a shallow, superficial lifestyle.

That's kinda my real answer.

Answer 8

You maintain your dignity and integrity, and maybe don't get what you want in today's world. Still the better option in my opinion. Also, you eat less crow if you fail!

Answer 9

- Modesty helps you line up God's will & timming for your life, with whatever & whoever Jesus wants to Bless you with, rather than lustfuly lundging at anything at arms distance . . . Yuck . . .

Answer 10

Mystery. And mystery can be considered intruguing. Cause then people want to know more about you.