Modesty

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MODESTY: Be wiser than other people if you can, but do not tell them so. (Phillip Dormer Starhope [4th Earl of Chesterfield], British statesman, man of letters and wit, 1694-1773)
MODESTY: Modesty is the only sure bait when you angle for praise. (Lord Chesterfield, British statesman, diplomat, man of letters, and an acclaimed wit of his time, 1694-1773)
MODESTY: With people of only moderate ability modesty is mere honesty; but with those who possess great talent it is hypocrisy. (Arthur Schopenhauer, German philosopher, 1788-1860)
MODESTY: Man is the only animal that blushes. Or needs to. (Mark Twain, U.S. writer, humorist, entrepreneur, publisher, and lecturer, 1835-1910)
MODESTY: Modesty is the conscience of the body. (Honore de Balzac, French novelist and playwright, 1799-1850)