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Quote by William Hazlitt
Modesty is the lowest of the virtues, and is a confession of the d

Modesty is the lowest of the virtues, and is a confession of the deficiency it indicates. He who undervalues himself is justly overvalued by others. – William Hazlitt

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Few things tend more to alienate friendship than a want of punctuality in our engagements. I have known the breach of a promise to dine or sup to break up more than one intimacy. – William Hazlitt

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Too many people overvalue what they are not and undervalue what they are. – Malcolm S. Forbes

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Lord, where we are wrong, make us willing to change; where we are right, make us easy to live with. – Peter Marshall

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[H]e was like a cock who thought the sun had risen to hear him crow. – George Eliot, Adam Bede

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Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit, but in humility consider others better than yourselves. Philippians 2:3 – Bible

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Reading a hard copy book, and reading a book on an iPad are slightly different experiences. What they both have in common though is that you must engage your imagination in the process. – LeVar Burton

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