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If I was not a remarkably modest man, I should probably brag a lit

If I was not a remarkably modest man, I should probably brag a little, and say that I had done what no American ever before accomplished by visiting the queen at her palace twice within eight days. – P. T. (Phineas Taylor) Barnum

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One learns to ignore criticism by first learning to ignore applause. – Robert Brault, rbrault.blogspot.com

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Modesty is the beauty of women. – Scottish Proverb

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Wear your learning like your watch, in a private pocket; and do not pull it out, and strike it, merely to show that you have one. – Lord Chesterfield

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Humility does not mean thinking less of yourself than of other people, nor does it mean having a low opinion of your own gifts. It means freedom from thinking about yourself at all. – William Temple

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Life is amazingly good when it’s simple and amazingly simple when it’s good. – Terri Guillemets

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Unnecessary possessions are unnecessary burdens. If you have them, you have to take care of them! There is great freedom in simplicity of living. It is those who have enough but not too much who are the happiest. – Peace Pilgrim

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When the farmer can sell directly to the consumer, it is a more active process. Theres more contact. The consumer can know, who am I buying this from? Whats their name? Do they have a face? Is the food they are selling coming out of Mexico with pesticides? – Jerry Brown

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