It is best for the wise man not to seem wise. – Aeschylus

The best way to be boring is to leave nothing out. – Voltaire

Use what talents you possess the woods would be very silent if no birds sang there except those that sang best. – Henry Van Dyke

We should often feel ashamed of our best actions if the world could see all the motives which produced them. – Francois de La Rochefoucauld