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Conceit spoils the finest genius. There is not much danger that real talent or goodness will be overlooked long; even if it is, the consciousness of possessing and using it well should satisfy one, and the great charm of all power is modesty.

The superior man is modest in his speech, but exceeds in his actions.

True it is that covetousness is rich, modesty starves.

The firm, the enduring, the simple, and the modest are near to virtue.