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No doubt, when modesty was made a virtue, it was a very advantageous thing for the fools, for everybody is expected to speak of himself as if he were one.

Arthur Schopenhauer
Doubt, Fool, Modesty
Arthur Schopenhauer (2016). “The Wisdom of Life”, p.44, Cosimo Classics
No doubt, when modesty was made a virtue, it was a very advantageous thing for the fools, for everybody is expected to speak of himself as if he were one.