You may think there are no benefits to being modest, but a study found that that modest people are much better at moderating their emotions than, well, their less modest peers. Modesty is an ...

I think most people would agree that modesty is a virtue, a quality that we admire in people and that we try to emulate. But what exactly does modesty involve, and how exactly is it a virtue (in the ...

If it doesn’t include social interaction, norms and a desire not to offend, it’s not modesty, CU Boulder philosopher Derick Hughes argues When it comes to definition, “modesty” doesn’t seem all that ...

In Uganda, where Muslims are roughly 14 per cent of the general population, modest dress code is usually the visible sign of a Muslim woman’s faith. However, at first glance, sometimes it is hard to ...