Modesty is one of the traditional virtures the great sage Confucius advocated. Although a great scholar, Confucius admonished his students, ��When walking in the company of three, there must be one I can learn from��. To Confucius modesty and humility are required qualities for a society to sustain itself while pride will lead to destruction.

    The typical example of the modesty is demonstrated by the host to his visitors. He will apologize for the ill-preparation and small quantity of his food, which turns out to be sumptuous banquet. And the modesty is also shown when the Chinese accept compliments. They always respond to compliments with ��Nali, nail.(literally where? Where?)�� �C figuratively meaning, ��I have done nothing to deserve your compliment.��