Jean-Paul Sartre: I will not be modest. Humble, as much as you like, but not modest. Modesty is the virtue of the lukewarm.

I will not be modest. Humble, as much as you like, but not modest. Modesty is th — Jean-Paul Sartre

I will not be modest. Humble, as much as you like, but not modest. Modesty is the virtue of the lukewarm.

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