Arthur Schopenhauer: No doubt, when modesty was made a virtue, it was a very advantageous thing for the fools, for everybody is expected to s

No doubt, when modesty was made a virtue, it was a very advantageous thing for t — Arthur Schopenhauer

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.

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