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Quote by Arthur Schopenhauer
With people of only moderate ability modesty is mere honesty; but

With people of only moderate ability modesty is mere honesty; but with those who possess great talent it is hypocrisy. – Arthur Schopenhauer

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Suffering by nature or chance never seems so painful as suffering inflicted on us by the arbitrary will of another. – Arthur Schopenhauer

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Nature
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We can come to look upon the deaths of our enemies with as much regret as we feel for those of our friends, namely, when we miss their existence as witnesses to our success. – Arthur Schopenhauer

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Success
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The first forty years of life give us the text; the next thirty supply the commentary on it. – Arthur Schopenhauer

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

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

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If every fool wore a crown, we should all be kings. – Welsh Proverb

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Do not weep do not wax indignant. Understand. – Baruch Spinoza

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motivational

Once youre in a particular country, and youre surrounded by musicians who are so adept at traditional music, you suddenly realize how much there is to explore and digest and learn and experience. – Evelyn Glennie

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Experience

Judged by the law of England, I know this crime entails upon me the penalty of death but the history of Ireland explains that crime and justifies it. – Thomas Francis Meagher

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Death

Republican values – strong families, faith, personal responsibility and freedom, among others – are not unique to specific subsets of the electorate. They are universal values, and it is Republicans job to remind Americans of that fact. – Gary Bauer

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Faith