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Quote by Oliver Herford
Modesty: the gentle art of enhancing your charm by pretending not

Modesty: the gentle art of enhancing your charm by pretending not to be aware of it. – Oliver Herford

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A man must love a thing very much if he not only practices it without any hope of fame and money, but even… without any hope of doing it well. – Oliver Herford

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