self-effacement

The trick is to sneak it in under a bunch of self-effacement!

And IMO it's a particularly revolting form of exaltation: it's self exaltation using the verbiage of self-effacement.

Having a philosophical system that encourages self-effacement seems to me to be what could undergird the impetus to be selfless.

It reigns with serenity and • in complete self-effacement amidst the wildest confusion.

It reigns with serenity and complete self-effacement amidst the wildest confusion.

That having the slightest shred of empathy and self-effacement is considered a negative in some parts of this industry...we deserve us.

Ruby developers (Rubyons?) were renowned for typical Japanese self-effacement when it was becoming popular, which I think was some of the appeal...

English is not my mother tongue and I’m not a great writer, so I am borrowing the words JFK used in There is a place for modesty and self-effacement.

To give an example from an entirely different context - a book from 1970 concerning Swedish culture, especially as it applies to Americans of Swedish descent: > Being taught from childhood to observe the rule of modesty, yes, self-effacement, a Swede is deprived of initiative and confidence from the start.

And behind the dry academic tone one gets a feel for the the brilliant design work, all-night debugging sessions and camaraderie of one of the greatest teams of all time - as well as, to judge by his consistently humble self-effacement, one of the greatest team leaders.

I would say that from the outside, it's really very clear that America has become more narcissistic over the last 35-40 years, but I think there's also evidence of a reckoning -- of a younger culture beginning to mix more self-effacement in with their self-expression.

It was the rigid simplicity,the utter self-effacement of the Prophet, the scrupulous regard for his pledges, his intense devotion to his friends and followers, his intrepidity, his fearlessness, his absolute trust in God and in his own mission.