Courteous, self-effacing,

Please don't be self-effacing.

Self-effacing shy hero... an American classic.

You're too self-effacing. It's not manly.

You're too self-effacing. It's not manly.

After everything he's done, he's still modest. Quite self-effacing, actually.

lf you're even a little bit humble... ...a little self-effacing or solicitous, you stand out.

Well, it's hard to be self-effacing when you're a perfect specimen of rugged manlessness.

Women must be gentle, self-effacing, good housewives, caretakers of the husband's children, and followers who stay in the background.

And I say, "Take your best shot" because I think that that's a good thing because I'm self-effacing.