#modes

Modesty is only arrogance by stealth. ↗

— Terry Pratchett

#modesty #arrogance

The wage for most musicians is a modest amount, and that includes me some of the time. ↗

— David Byrne

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A superior man is modest in his speech, but exceeds in his actions. ↗

— Confucius

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He who speaks without modesty will find it difficult to make his words good. ↗

— Confucius

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The superior man is modest in his speech, but exceeds in his actions. ↗

— Confucius

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The firm, the enduring, the simple, and the modest are near to virtue. ↗

— Confucius

#firm #modest #near #simple #virtue

I think people have to recognise that the traditional modes of authority weren't that great. ↗

— Jimmy Wales

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The task of a university is the creation of the future, so far as rational thought and civilized modes of appreciation can affect the issue. ↗

— Alfred North Whitehead

#appreciation #civilized #creation #far #future

He slowed down a bit more. "Gaia, how do you know these things?" She shrugged. "I'm smart." "And modest, too." "Modesty is a waste of time," she pronounced. "I'll keep that in mind. ↗

— Francine Pascal

#fearless #funny #modesty #funny

Usually the modest person passes for someone reserved, the silent for a sullen person. ↗

— Horace

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