A quotation from Judith Martin
It is, indeed, a trial to maintain the virtue of humility when one can’t help being right.Judith Martin (b. 1938) American author, journalist, etiquette expert [a.k.a. Miss Manners]
“Miss Manners,” syndicated column (1999-02-02)
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A quotation from Josh Billings
The quickest way to take the starch out ov a man who iz allwuss blameing himself, is to agree with him, this aint what he iz looking for.Josh Billings (1818-1885) American humorist, aphorist [pseud. of Henry Wheeler Shaw]
Josh Billings’ Farmer’s Allminax, 1875-11 (1875 ed.)
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A quotation from La Rochefoucauld
We refuse praise from a desire to be praised twice.François VI, duc de La Rochefoucauld (1613-1680) French epigrammatist, memoirist, noble
Réflexions ou sentences et maximes morales [Reflections; or Sentences and Moral Maxims], ¶149 (1665-1678) [tr. Kronenberger (1959)]
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We refuse praise from a desire to be praised twice. [Le refus des louanges est un désir d’être loué deux fois.] Present since the 1st edition. Brund/Friswell note a variant 1665 version which they translate: "The modesty which pretends to refuse praise is but in truth a desire to be…
A quotation from Twain, Mark:
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Good breeding consists in concealing how much we think of ourselves and how little we think of the other person.
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https://wist.info/twain-mark/32886/
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A quotation from Twain, Mark:
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There are no grades of vanity, there are only grades of ability in concealing it.
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https://wist.info/twain-mark/37582/
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1) Rocked that job interview. #FalseModesty is usually my jam - bragging can be off-putting and a waste of everyone’s time. But nah, not with this. If they find someone better, fantastic, but in this particular little sub-niche, there’s not many.
2) Good rehearsal for a group presentation day after tomorrow!
3) Got to hang out w/ the kiddo before & after #clarinet class. Learning music this younger #GenZ kid’s into: #liminal, #8BitGame themes esp #TobyFox… My stuff is too #loud!
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