modesty vs vainglory

modesty

noun
  • The quality of being modest; having a limited and not overly high opinion of oneself and one's abilities. 

  • Moderate behaviour; reserve. 

  • Pudency, avoidance of sexual explicitness. 

vainglory

noun
  • A regarding of oneself with undue favor. 

  • Boastful, unwarranted pride in one's accomplishments or qualities. 

  • Vain, ostentatious display. 

  • Excessive vanity. 

verb
  • To boast; to act in a vain manner. 

How often have the words modesty and vainglory occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )