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"Modesty is the only sure bait when you angle for praise."

"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."

"At least I have the modesty to admit that lack of modesty is one of my failings."

"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."

"Modesty used to be considered a natural female attribute. No more."
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"If a normally kind, agreeable person makes an enemy of you, you ought to ask yourself why."

"Oh you cut your hair! What happened? Are you going through a breakup or something?""My favorite character died."

"There is a way of reacting to insult that gives people the impression that you want more. I don't know what it is, but I seem to have mastered it."

"I often buy print books only after I've read them in some digital form or other. It's my odd way of keeping the physical presence of the best among multitudes. And I only have one shelf."

"Silence isn't always agreement. Sometimes people no longer argue because they no longer care."

"There will always be one or two things bothering the person next to you. And if that person happens to be looking heavenward, it's because it helps us to remind ourselves that God is bigger than our problems."
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