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I think I am actually humble. I think I’m much more humble than you would understand.
Donald J. Trump (b. 1946) American businessman, media personality, US President (2017-21)
Interview by Leslie Stahl,
60 Minutes (18 Jul 2016)
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Added on 20-May-21 | Last updated 20-May-21
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Topics: ego, false-modesty, humility, pride
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There are no grades of vanity, there are only grades of ability in concealing it.
Mark Twain (1835-1910) American writer [pseud. of Samuel Clemens]
Mark Twain’s Notebook, 1898 [ed. Paine (1935)]
Added on 21-Jul-17 | Last updated 26-Jan-19
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Topics: ego, facade, false-modesty, hypocrisy, inner self, meme, vanity
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Good breeding consists in concealing how much we think of ourselves and how little we think of the other person.
Mark Twain (1835-1910) American writer [pseud. of Samuel Clemens]
Mark Twain’s Notebook [ed. Paine (1935)]
Added on 4-Mar-16 | Last updated 26-Jan-19
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Topics: breeding, dishonesty, ego, false-modesty, politeness
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Modesty is the only sure bait when you angle for praise.
Lord Chesterfield (1694-1773) English statesman, wit [Philip Dormer Stanhope]
Letter to his son, #225 (17 May 1750)
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