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"He had not even the self-complacency that enables stupid people to accept their mediocrity with unction, he had on the contrary an engaging modesty."
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"At least I have the modesty to admit that lack of modesty is one of my failings."
"Modesty is the only sure bait when you angle for praise."
"He had not even the self-complacency that enables stupid people to accept their mediocrity with unction, he had on the contrary an engaging modesty."
"Modesty seldom resides in a breast that is not enriched with nobler virtues."
"I think that for the highest achievements nowadays... need to have the stable as a rock scientific base. And also need to own modesty."
"Sincerity is not a spontaneous flower nor is modesty either."
"We must watch over our modesty in the presence of those who cannot understand its grounds."
Explore more quotes by W. Somerset Maugham
"Let us develop the resources of our land, call forth its powers, build up its institutions, promote all its great interests, and see whether we also, in our day and generation, may not perform something worthy to be remembered."
"What has influenced my life more than any other single thing has been my stammer. Had I not stammered I would probably... have gone to Cambridge as my brothers did, perhaps have become a don and every now and then published a dreary book about French literature."
"It's no good trying to keep up old friendships. It's painful for both sides. The fact is, one grows out of people, and the only thing is to face it."
"A man marries to have a home, but also because he doesn't want to be bothered with sex and all that sort of thing."
"When you choose your friends, don't be short-changed by choosing personality over character."
"I made up my mind long ago that life was too short to do anything for myself that I could pay others to do for me."
"It is not wealth one asks for, but just enough to preserve one's dignity, to work unhampered, to be generous, frank and independent."
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