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		<title>Marcus Aurelius -- Meditations [To Himself; Τὰ εἰς ἑαυτόν], Book  6, ch. 33 (8.33) (AD 161-180) [tr. Staniforth (1964)]</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Accept modestly; surrender gracefully. [Ἄτύφως μὲν λαβεῖν, εὐλύτως δὲ ἀφεῖναι.] (Source (Greek)). Other translations: Receive temporal blessings without ostentation, when they are sent and thou shalt be able to part with them with all readiness and facility when they are taken from thee again. [tr. Casaubon (1634), 8.31] As to the Case of good Fortune; [&#8230;]]]></description>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Accept modestly; surrender gracefully.</p>
<p>[Ἄτύφως μὲν λαβεῖν, εὐλύτως δὲ ἀφεῖναι.]</p>
<br><b>Marcus Aurelius</b> (AD 121–180) Roman emperor (161–180), Stoic philosopher<br><i>Meditations [To Himself; Τὰ εἰς ἑαυτόν]</i>, Book  6, ch. 33 (8.33) (AD 161-180) [tr. Staniforth (1964)] 
									<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(<a href="https://archive.org/details/meditations0000marc_g6h3/page/128/mode/2up?q=%22accept+modestly%22" target="_blank">Source</a>)
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(<a href="http://data.perseus.org/citations/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0562.tlg001.perseus-grc1:8.33.1">Source (Greek)</a>). Other translations:<br><br>

<blockquote>Receive temporal blessings without ostentation, when they are sent and thou shalt be able to part with them with all readiness and facility when they are taken from thee again.<br>
[tr. <a href="https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Marcus_Aurelius_Antoninus_-_His_Meditations_concerning_himselfe#THE_EIGHTH_BOOK:~:text=Receive%20temporal%20blessings%20without%20ostentation%2C%20when%20they%20are%20sent%20and%20thou%20shalt%20be%20able%20to%20part%20with%20them%20with%20all%20readiness%20and%20facility%20when%20they%20are%20taken%20from%20thee%20again.">Casaubon</a> (1634), 8.31]</blockquote><br>

<blockquote>As to the Case of good Fortune; Take it without Pride, and Resign without Reluctance.<br>
[tr. <a href="https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/The_Emperor_Marcus_Antoninus:_His_Conversation_with_Himself/Book_8#:~:text=As%20to%20the%20Case%20of%20good%20Fortune%C2%A0%3B%20Take%20it%20without%20Pride%2C%20and%20Resign%20without%20Reluctance.">Collier</a> (1701)]</blockquote><br>

<blockquote>Receive the gifts of fortune, without pride; and part with them, without reluctance.<br>
[tr. <a href="https://archive.org/details/457829267955022580052/page/100/mode/2up?q=%22receive+the+gifts%22">Hutcheson/Moor</a> (1742); <a href="https://gutenberg.org/cache/epub/55317/pg55317-images.html#:~:text=Receive%20the%20gifts%20of%20fortune%20without%20pride%3B%20and%20part%20with%20them%20without%20reluctance.">Hutcheson/Chrystal</a> (1902)] </blockquote><br>

<blockquote>Receive any good fortune which falls to your lot, without being too much elated; and resign it, if necessary, without being dejected.<br>
[tr. <a href="https://www.google.com/books/edition/The_meditations_of_Marcus_Aurelius_Anton/3uQIAAAAQAAJ?gbpv=1&bsq=%22receive%20any%20good%20fortune%22">Graves</a> (1792), 8.32]</blockquote><br>

<blockquote>Receive [wealth or prosperity] without arrogance; and be ready to let it go.<br>
[tr. <a href="https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/The_Thoughts_of_the_Emperor_Marcus_Aurelius_Antoninus/Book_VIII#:~:text=Receive%20%5Bwealth%20or%20prosperity%5D%20without%20arrogance%3B%20and%20be%20ready%20to%20let%20it%20go.">Long</a> (1862)]</blockquote><br>

<blockquote>As to the case of good fortune, take it without pride, and resign it without reluctance.<br>
[tr. <a href="https://www.google.com/books/edition/The_Meditations_of_Marcus_Aurelius/5qcAEZZibB0C?hl=en&gbpv=1&bsq=%2233%20as%20to%22">Collier/Zimmern</a> (1887)]</blockquote><br>

<blockquote>Modestly take, cheerfully resign.<br>
[tr. <a href="https://www.google.com/books/edition/Marcus_Aurelius_Antoninus_to_Himself/0X2BxfXnXKcC?hl=en&gbpv=1&bsq=%22modestly%20take%22">Rendall</a> (1898)]</blockquote><br>

<blockquote>Accept without arrogance, surrender without reluctance.<br>
[tr. <a href="https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Marcus_Aurelius_(Haines_1916)/Book_8#:~:text=Accept%20without%20arrogance%2C%20surrender%20without%20reluctance.">Haines</a> (Loeb) (1916)]</blockquote><br>

<blockquote>Accept without pride, relinquish without a struggle.<br>
[tr. <a href="https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/The_Meditations_of_the_Emperor_Marcus_Antoninus/Book_8#:~:text=Accept%20without%20pride%2C%20relinquish%20without%20a%20struggle.">Farquharson</a> (1944)]</blockquote><br>

<blockquote>Accept without arrogance, relinquish without demur.<br>
[tr. <a href="https://www.google.com/books/edition/Meditations/VVsmU-4YwFsC?gbpv=1&bsq=%228.33%22">Hard</a> (1997 ed.)] </blockquote><br>

<blockquote>To accept it without arrogance, to let it go with indifference.<br>
[tr. <a href="https://archive.org/details/meditation-GeorgeHays/page/n197/mode/2up?q=%2233+to+accept%22">Hays</a> (2003)]</blockquote><br>

<blockquote>Accept humbly; let go easily.<br>
[tr. <a href="https://archive.org/details/marcus-aurelius-emperor-of-rome-martin-hammond-diskin-clay-meditations/page/77/mode/2up?q=%22accept+humbly%22">Hammond</a> (2006)] </blockquote><br>

<blockquote>Accept without arrogance, relinquish without a struggle.<br>
[tr. <a href="https://archive.org/details/meditations0000marc_m5f0/page/74/mode/2up?q=%22accept+without%22">Hard</a> (2011 ed.)] </blockquote><br>						</span>
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		<title>Marcus Aurelius -- Meditations [To Himself; Τὰ εἰς ἑαυτόν], Book 11, ch. 18 (11.18) (AD 161-180) [tr. Collier/Zimmern (1887)]</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Do not forget you are like the rest of the world, and faulty yourself in a great many instances: that though you may forbear from some errors, it is not for want of inclination, and that nothing but cowardice, vanity, or some such base principle hinders you from sinning. [καὶ αὐτὸς πολλὰ ἁμαρτάνεις καὶ ἄλλος [&#8230;]]]></description>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Do not forget you are like the rest of the world, and faulty yourself in a great many instances: that though you may forbear from some errors, it is not for want of inclination, and that nothing but cowardice, vanity, or some such base principle hinders you from sinning.</p>
<p>[καὶ αὐτὸς πολλὰ ἁμαρτάνεις καὶ ἄλλος τοιοῦτος εἷ: καὶ εἴ τινων δὲ ἁμαρτημάτων ἀπέχῃ, ἀλλὰ τήν γε ἕξιν ἐποιστικὴν ἔχεις, εἰ καὶ διὰ δειλίαν ἢ δοξοκοπίαν ἢ τοιοῦτό τι κακὸν ἀπέχῃ τῶν ὁμοίων ἁμαρτημάτων.]</p>
<br><b>Marcus Aurelius</b> (AD 121–180) Roman emperor (161–180), Stoic philosopher<br><i>Meditations [To Himself; Τὰ εἰς ἑαυτόν]</i>, Book 11, ch. 18 (11.18) (AD 161-180) [tr. Collier/Zimmern (1887)] 
									<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(<a href="https://www.google.com/books/edition/The_Meditations_of_Marcus_Aurelius/5qcAEZZibB0C?hl=en&gbpv=1&bsq=fourthly" target="_blank">Source</a>)
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Marcus' 4th point to remember when aggravated by another's actions.<br><br>

(<a href="https://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus%3Atext%3A2008.01.0641%3Abook%3D11%3Achapter%3D18%3Asection%3D2#:~:text=%E1%BD%85%CF%84%CE%B9%20%CE%BA%CE%B1%E1%BD%B6%20%CE%B1%E1%BD%90%CF%84%E1%BD%B8%CF%82%20%CF%80%CE%BF%CE%BB%CE%BB%E1%BD%B0%20%E1%BC%81%CE%BC%CE%B1%CF%81%CF%84%CE%AC%CE%BD%CE%B5%CE%B9%CF%82%20%CE%BA%CE%B1%E1%BD%B6%20%E1%BC%84%CE%BB%CE%BB%CE%BF%CF%82%20%CF%84%CE%BF%CE%B9%CE%BF%E1%BF%A6%CF%84%CE%BF%CF%82%20%CE%B5%E1%BC%B7%3A%20%CE%BA%CE%B1%E1%BD%B6%20%CE%B5%E1%BC%B4%20%CF%84%CE%B9%CE%BD%CF%89%CE%BD%20%CE%B4%E1%BD%B2%20%E1%BC%81%CE%BC%CE%B1%CF%81%CF%84%CE%B7%CE%BC%CE%AC%CF%84%CF%89%CE%BD%20%E1%BC%80%CF%80%CE%AD%CF%87%E1%BF%83%2C%20%E1%BC%80%CE%BB%CE%BB%E1%BD%B0%20%CF%84%CE%AE%CE%BD%20%CE%B3%CE%B5%20%E1%BC%95%CE%BE%CE%B9%CE%BD%20%E1%BC%90%CF%80%CE%BF%CE%B9%CF%83%CF%84%CE%B9%CE%BA%E1%BD%B4%CE%BD%20%E1%BC%94%CF%87%CE%B5%CE%B9%CF%82%2C%20%CE%B5%E1%BC%B0%20%CE%BA%CE%B1%E1%BD%B6%20%CE%B4%CE%B9%E1%BD%B0%20%CE%B4%CE%B5%CE%B9%CE%BB%CE%AF%CE%B1%CE%BD%20%E1%BC%A2%20%CE%B4%CE%BF%CE%BE%CE%BF%CE%BA%CE%BF%CF%80%CE%AF%CE%B1%CE%BD%20%E1%BC%A2%20%CF%84%CE%BF%CE%B9%CE%BF%E1%BF%A6%CF%84%CF%8C%20%CF%84%CE%B9%20%CE%BA%CE%B1%CE%BA%E1%BD%B8%CE%BD%20%E1%BC%80%CF%80%CE%AD%CF%87%E1%BF%83%20%CF%84%E1%BF%B6%CE%BD%20%E1%BD%81%CE%BC%CE%BF%CE%AF%CF%89%CE%BD%20%E1%BC%81%CE%BC%CE%B1%CF%81%CF%84%CE%B7%CE%BC%CE%AC%CF%84%CF%89%CE%BD.">Source (Greek)</a>). Alternate translations:<br><br>

<blockquote>Thou thyself doest transgress in many things, and art even such another as they are. And though perchance thou doest forbear the very act of some sins, yet hast thou in thyself an habitual disposition to them, but that either through fear, or vainglory, or some such other ambitious foolish respect, thou art restrained.<br>
[tr. <a href="https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Marcus_Aurelius_Antoninus_-_His_Meditations_concerning_himselfe#THE_ELEVENTH_BOOK:~:text=thou%20thyself%20doest,thou%20art%20restrained.">Casaubon</a> (1634), 11.16]</blockquote><br>

<blockquote>Don't forget you are like the rest of the World, and Faulty your self in a great many Instances; That tho' you may forbear running Riot in some Cases, 'tis not for want of an Inclination: And that nothing but Cowardize, Vanity, or some such scandalous Principle, hinders you from breaking out.<br>
[tr. <a href="https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/The_Emperor_Marcus_Antoninus:_His_Conversation_with_Himself/Book_11#:~:text=Don%27t%20forget%20you%20are%20like%20the%20rest%20of%20the%20World%2C%20and%20Faulty%20your%20self%20in%20a%20great%20many%20Instances%3B%20That%20tho%27%20you%20may%20forbear%20running%20Riot%20in%20some%20Cases%2C%20%27tis%20not%20for%20want%20of%20an%20Inclination%3A%20And%20that%20nothing%20but%20Cowardize%2C%20Vanity%2C%20or%20some%20such%20scandalous%20Principle%2C%20hinders%20you%20from%20breaking%20out.">Collier</a> (1701)]</blockquote><br>

<blockquote>You have many faults of your own, and are much such another. And, that, though you abstain from some such crimes, yet you have a like strong inclination; however from fear, or concern about your character, you abstain from them.<br>
[tr. <a href="https://archive.org/details/457829267955022580052/page/n171/mode/2up?q=%22you+have+many+faults%22">Hutcheson/Moor</a> (1742)]</blockquote><br>

<blockquote>Reflect that you yourself are guilty of many faults, and are in many respects like those that offend you. And though you abstain from some vicious acts, you have an habitual <i>inclination</i> to commit them, but are restrained by fear, a regard to character, or some other less virtuous motive, from further indulgence in them.<br>
[tr. <a href="https://www.google.com/books/edition/The_meditations_of_Marcus_Aurelius_Anton/3uQIAAAAQAAJ?gbpv=1&bsq=%22fourth%20place%22">Graves</a> (1792)]</blockquote><br>

<blockquote>Consider that thou also doest many things wrong, and that thou art a man like others; and even if thou dost abstain from certain faults, still thou hast the disposition to commit them, though either through cowardice, or concern about reputation, or some such mean motive, thou dost abstain from such faults.<br>
[tr. <a href="https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/The_Thoughts_of_the_Emperor_Marcus_Aurelius_Antoninus/Book_XI#:~:text=consider%20that%20thou,from%20such%20faults">Long</a> (1862)]</blockquote><br>

<blockquote>You are like others, and often do wrong yourself. Even if you abstain from some forms of wrong, all the same you have the bent for wrongdoing, though cowardice or desire for popularity, or some other low motive keeps you from wrong of that kind.<br>
[tr. <a href="https://www.google.com/books/edition/Marcus_Aurelius_Antoninus_to_Himself/0X2BxfXnXKcC?hl=en&gbpv=1&pg=PA168&printsec=frontcover">Rendall</a> (1898)]</blockquote><br>

<blockquote>You yourself do often sin, and are no better than another. And, if you abstain from certain sins, still you have the disposition to commit them, even if through cowardice, fear for your character, or other meanness, you hold back.<br>
[tr. <a href="https://gutenberg.org/cache/epub/55317/pg55317-images.html#:~:text=You%20yourself%20do%20often%20sin%2C%20and%20are%20no%20better%20than%20another.%20And%2C%20if%20you%20abstain%20from%20certain%20sins%2C%20still%20you%20have%20the%20disposition%20to%20commit%20them%2C%20even%20if%20through%20cowardice%2C%20fear%20for%20your%20character%2C%20or%20other%20meanness%2C%20you%20hold%20back.">Hutcheson/Chrystal</a> (1902)]</blockquote><br>

<blockquote>Thou too doest many a wrong thing thyself and art much as others are, and if thou dost refrain from certain wrong-doings, yet hast thou a disposition inclinable thereto even supposing that through cowardice or a regard for thy good name or some such base consideration thou dost not actually commit them.<br>
[tr. <a href="https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Marcus_Aurelius_(Haines_1916)/Book_11#:~:text=thou%20too%20doest,actually%20commit%20them.">Haines</a> (Loeb) (1916)]</blockquote><br>

<blockquote>You yourself also often do wrong and are another such as they are, and that, even if you do abstain from some kinds of wrong action, at all events you have at least a proclivity to them, though cowardice or tenderness for your good name or some similar bad motive keeps you from offences like theirs.<br>
[tr. <a href="https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/The_Meditations_of_the_Emperor_Marcus_Antoninus/Book_11#:~:text=you%20yourself%20also%20often%20do%20wrong%20and%20are%20another%20such%20as%20they%20are%2C%20and%20that%2C%20even%20if%20you%20do%20abstain%20from%20some%20kinds%20of%20wrong%20action%2C%20at%20all%20events%20you%20have%20at%20least%20a%20proclivity%20to%20them%2C%20though%20cowardice%20or%20tenderness%20for%20your%20good%20name%20or%20some%20similar%20bad%20motive%20keeps%20you%20from%20offences%20like%20theirs.">Farquharson</a> (1944)]</blockquote><br>

<blockquote>You yourself offend in various ways, and are no different from them. You may indeed avoid certain faults, yet the inclination is there nevertheless, even if cowardice or a regard for your reputation or some such ignoble motive has restrained you from imitating their misdeeds.<br>
[tr. <a href="https://archive.org/details/meditations0000marc_g6h3/page/172/mode/2up?q=%22fourth+you+yourself%22">Staniforth</a> (1964)] </blockquote><br>

<blockquote>You for your own part also commit many wrongs, and are just the same as they are; and that even if you do refrain from certain kinds of wrongdoing, you have at least the inclination to commit such wrongs, even if cowardice, or concern for your reputation, or some other vice of that kind, saves you from actually committing them.<br>
[tr. <a href="https://www.google.com/books/edition/Meditations/VVsmU-4YwFsC?gbpv=1&bsq=%22fourthly%20that%20you%22">Hard</a> (1997 ed.)] </blockquote><br>

<blockquote>You've made enough mistakes yourself. You're just like them. Even if there are some you've avoided, you have the potential.  Even if cowardice has kept you from them. Or fear of what people would say. Or some equally bad reason.<br>
[tr. <a href="https://archive.org/details/meditation-GeorgeHays/page/n255/mode/2up?q=%22mistakes+yourself%22">Hays</a> (2003)]</blockquote><br>

<blockquote>You yourself have many faults and are no different from them. If you do refrain from some wrongs you still have the proclivity to them, even if your restraint from wrongs like theirs is due to the fear or pursuit of public opinion, or some other such poor motive.<br>
[tr. <a href="https://archive.org/details/marcus-aurelius-emperor-of-rome-martin-hammond-diskin-clay-meditations/page/109/mode/2up?q=%22fourth+you+yourself%22">Hammond</a> (2006)] </blockquote><br>

<blockquote>Remember that you yourself are often mistaken, and so you are just like them; also that, even if you manage to refrain from doing some wrongs, you nevertheless have it in you to do such things, were it not for the fact that fear, thirst for reputation, or some other unworthy motive keeps you from doing what they do.<br>
[tr. <a href="https://archive.org/details/essentialmarcusa0000marc/page/86/mode/2up?q=%22fourth+remember%22">Needleman/Piazza</a> (2008)] </blockquote><br>

<blockquote>Consider that you for your own part also commit many wrongs, and are just the same as they are; and that even if you do refrain from certain kinds of wrongdoing, you have at least the inclination to commit such wrongs, even if cowardice, or concern for your reputation, or some other vice of that kind, saves you from actually committing them.<br>
[tr. <a href="https://archive.org/details/meditations0000marc_m5f0/page/108/mode/2up?q=%22fourthly+consider%22">Hard</a> (2011 ed.)]</blockquote><br>
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		<title>Stevenson, Adlai -- Speech (1952-08-27), &#8220;The Nature of Patriotism,&#8221; American Legion Convention, Madison Square Garden, New York City</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[True patriotism, it seems to me, is based on tolerance and a large measure of humility.]]></description>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>True patriotism, it seems to me, is based on tolerance and a large measure of humility.</p>
<br><b>Adlai Stevenson II</b> (1900–1965) American politician, diplomat, statesman<br>Speech (1952-08-27), &#8220;The Nature of Patriotism,&#8221; American Legion Convention, Madison Square Garden, New York City 
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		<title>McLaughlin, Mignon -- The Neurotic&#8217;s Notebook, ch.  3 (1963)</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[The proud man can learn humility, but he will be proud of it.]]></description>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The proud man can learn humility, but he will be proud of it.</p>
<br><b>Mignon McLaughlin</b> (1913–1983) American journalist and author<br><i>The Neurotic&#8217;s Notebook</i>, ch.  3 (1963) 
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		<title>La Bruyere, Jean de -- The Characters [Les Caractères], ch.  2 &#8220;Of Personal Merit [Du Mérite Personnel],&#8221; §  17 (2.17) (1688) [tr. Stewart (1970)]</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Modesty is to merit as shadows are to the figure in a painting: it strengthens it and sets it off. &#160; [La modestie est au mérite ce que les ombres sont aux figures dans un tableau: elle lui donne de la force et du relief.] (Source (French)). Other translations: Modesty is to Merit, what Shades [&#8230;]]]></description>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Modesty is to merit as shadows are to the figure in a painting: it strengthens it and sets it off.<br />
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<em>[La modestie est au mérite ce que les ombres sont aux figures dans un tableau: elle lui donne de la force et du relief.]</em></p>
<br><b>Jean de La Bruyère</b> (1645–1696) French essayist, moralist<br><i>The Characters [Les Caractères]</i>, ch.  2 &#8220;Of Personal Merit <i>[Du Mérite Personnel],&#8221;</i> §  17 (2.17) (1688) [tr. Stewart (1970)] 
									<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(<a href="https://archive.org/details/characters00labr/page/46/mode/2up?q=%22modesty+is+to+merit%22" target="_blank">Source</a>)
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(<a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/17980/pg17980-images.html#Du_merite_personnel:~:text=La%20modestie%20est%20au%20m%C3%A9rite%20ce%20que%20les%20ombres%20sont%20aux%20figures%20dans%20un%20tableau%3A%20elle%20lui%20donne%20de%20la%20force%20et%20du%20relief.">Source (French)</a>). Other translations:<br><br>

<blockquote>Modesty is to Merit, what Shades are to the Figures in a Picture; it gives it Strength and Heightening.<br>
[<a href="https://archive.org/details/worksmonsieurde00rowegoog/page/n45/mode/2up?q=%22Modefty+is+to+Merit%22">Curll</a> ed. (1713)]  </blockquote><br>

<blockquote>Modesty is to Merit as Shades to Figures in a Picture; giving it Strength and Beauty.<br>
[<a href="https://archive.org/details/worksmonsdelabr00rowegoog/page/n67/mode/2up?q=%22Modeftj+is+to+McHt%22">Browne</a> ed. (1752)]</blockquote><br>

<blockquote>Modesty is to merit what shade is to figures in a picture; it gives it strength and makes it stand out.<br>
[tr. <a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/46633/pg46633-images.html#Page_7:~:text=Modesty%20is%20to%20merit%20what%20shade%20is%20to%20figures%20in%20a%20picture%3B%20it%20gives%20it%20strength%20and%20makes%20it%20stand%20out.">Van Laun</a> (1885)]</blockquote><br>
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		<title>O'Malley, Austin -- Keystones of Thought (1914)</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[To laugh sturdily and often, and to wear a long belt, are not incongruous with sanctity. God&#8217;s image is in every man, high or low &#8212; a road puddle holds the moon as well as the sea.]]></description>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>To laugh sturdily and often, and to wear a long belt, are not incongruous with sanctity. God&#8217;s image is in every man, high or low &#8212; a road puddle holds the moon as well as the sea. </p>
<br><b>Austin O'Malley</b> (1858–1932) American ophthalmologist, professor of literature, aphorist<br><i>Keystones of Thought</i> (1914) 
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		<title>Austen, Jane -- Pride and Prejudice, ch. 10 [Darcy] (1813)</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Nothing is more deceitful than the appearance of humility. It is often only carelessness of opinion, and sometimes an indirect boast.‬]]></description>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Nothing is more deceitful than the appearance of humility. It is often only carelessness of opinion, and sometimes an indirect boast.‬</p>
<br><b>Jane Austen</b> (1775–1817) English author<br><i>Pride and Prejudice</i>, ch. 10 [Darcy] (1813) 
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		<title>Bible, Vol. 2. New Testament -- Book  3. Gospel of Luke 14: 7ff (Luke 14:7–11) (Jesus) [NRSV (2021 ed.)]</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[When he noticed how the guests chose the places of honor, he told them a parable. “When you are invited by someone to a wedding banquet, do not sit down at the place of honor, in case someone more distinguished than you has been invited by your host, and the host who invited both of [&#8230;]]]></description>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><span class="tab">When he noticed how the guests chose the places of honor, he told them a parable. “When you are invited by someone to a wedding banquet, do not sit down at the place of honor, in case someone more distinguished than you has been invited by your host, and the host who invited both of you may come and say to you, ‘Give this person your place,’ and then in disgrace you would start to take the lowest place.<br />
<span class="tab">&#8220;But when you are invited, go and sit down at the lowest place, so that when your host comes, he may say to you, ‘Friend, move up higher’; then you will be honored in the presence of all who sit at the table with you.<br />
<span class="tab">&#8220;For all who exalt themselves will be humbled, and those who humble themselves will be exalted.&#8221;</p>
<p><span class="tab">[Ἔλεγεν δὲ πρὸς τοὺς κεκλημένους παραβολήν, ἐπέχων πῶς τὰς πρωτοκλισίας ἐξελέγοντο, λέγων πρὸς αὐτούς, Ὅταν κληθῇς ὑπό τινος εἰς γάμους, μὴ κατακλιθῇς εἰς τὴν πρωτοκλισίαν, μήποτε ἐντιμότερός σου ᾖ κεκλημένος ὑπ᾽ αὐτοῦ, καὶ ἐλθὼν ὁ σὲ καὶ αὐτὸν καλέσας ἐρεῖ σοι, Δὸς τούτῳ τόπον, καὶ τότε ἄρξῃ μετὰ αἰσχύνης τὸν ἔσχατον τόπον κατέχειν.<br />
<span class="tab">ἀλλ᾽ ὅταν κληθῇς, πορευθεὶς ἀνάπεσε εἰς τὸν ἔσχατον τόπον, ἵνα ὅταν ἔλθῃ ὁ κεκληκώς σε ἐρεῖ σοι, Φίλε, προσανάβηθι ἀνώτερον· τότε ἔσται σοι δόξα ἐνώπιον πάντων τῶν συνανακειμένων σοι.<br />
<span class="tab">ὅτι πᾶς ὁ ὑψῶν ἑαυτὸν ταπεινωθήσεται, καὶ ὁ ταπεινῶν ἑαυτὸν ὑψωθήσεται.]</span></span></span></span></span></span></p>
<br><b>The Bible (The New Testament)</b> (AD 1st - 2nd C) Christian sacred scripture<br>Book  3. <i>Gospel of Luke</i> 14: 7ff (Luke 14:7–11) (Jesus) [NRSV (2021 ed.)] 
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No Synoptic parallels.<br><br>

(<a href="https://tips.translation.bible/tip_verse/luke-147/">Source (Greek)</a>). Other translations:<br><br>

<blockquote><span class="tab">And he put forth a parable to those which were bidden, when he marked how they chose out the chief rooms; saying unto them, 8 When thou art bidden of any man to a wedding, sit not down in the highest room; lest a more honourable man than thou be bidden of him; and he that bade thee and him come and say to thee, Give this man place; and thou begin with shame to take the lowest room. <br>
<span class="tab">But when thou art bidden, go and sit down in the lowest room; that when he that bade thee cometh, he may say unto thee, Friend, go up higher: then shalt thou have worship in the presence of them that sit at meat with thee.<br>
<span class="tab">For whosoever exalteth himself shall be abased; and he that humbleth himself shall be exalted.<br>
[<a href="https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=luke%2014%3A7-11&version=AKJV">KJV</a> (1611)]</blockquote><br>

<blockquote><span class="tab">He then told the guests a parable, because he had noticed how they picked the places of honour. He said this, "When someone invites you to a wedding feast, do not take your seat in the place of honour. A more distinguished person than you may have been invited, and the person who invited you both may come and say, 'Give up your place to this man.' And then, to your embarrassment, you would have to go and take the lowest place.<br>
<span class="tab">"No; when you are a guest, make your way to the lowest place and sit there, so that, when your host comes, he may say, 'My friend, move up higher.' In that way, everyone with you at the table will see you honoured.<br>
<span class="tab">"For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, and the man who humbles himself will be exalted."<br>
[<a href="https://www.seraphim.my/bible/jb/JB-NT03%20LUKE.htm#:~:text=He%20then%20told,will%20be%20exalted.%27">JB</a> (1966)]</blockquote><br>

<blockquote><span class="tab">He then told the guests a parable, because he had noticed how they picked the places of honour. He said this, "When someone invites you to a wedding feast, do not take your seat in the place of honour. A more distinguished person than you may have been invited, and the person who invited you both may come and say, 'Give up your place to this man.' And then, to your embarrassment, you will have to go and take the lowest place.<br>
<span class="tab">"No; when you are a guest, make your way to the lowest place and sit there, so that, when your host comes, he may say, 'My friend, move up higher.' Then, everyone with you at the table will see you honoured.<br>
<span class="tab">"For everyone who raises himself up will be humbled, and the one who humbles himself will be raised up."<br>
[<a href="https://www.bibliacatolica.com.br/en/new-jerusalem-bible/luke/14/#:~:text=He%20then%20told,be%20raised%20up.%27">NJB</a> (1985)]</blockquote><br>

<blockquote><span class="tab">Jesus noticed how some of the guests were choosing the best places, so he told this parable to all of them: “When someone invites you to a wedding feast, do not sit down in the best place. It could happen that someone more important than you has been invited, and your host, who invited both of you, would have to come and say to you, ‘Let him have this place.’ Then you would be embarrassed and have to sit in the lowest place. <br>
<span class="tab">"Instead, when you are invited, go and sit in the lowest place, so that your host will come to you and say, ‘Come on up, my friend, to a better place.’ This will bring you honor in the presence of all the other guests. <br>
<span class="tab">"For those who make themselves great will be humbled, and those who humble themselves will be made great.”<br>
[<a href="https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=luke%2014%3A7-11&version=GNT">GNT</a> (1992 ed.)]</blockquote><br>

<blockquote><span class="tab">When Jesus noticed how the guests sought out the best seats at the table, he told them a parable. “When someone invites you to a wedding celebration, don’t take your seat in the place of honor. Someone more highly regarded than you could have been invited by your host. The host who invited both of you will come and say to you, ‘Give your seat to this other person.’ Embarrassed, you will take your seat in the least important place. <br>
<span class="tab">"Instead, when you receive an invitation, go and sit in the least important place. When your host approaches you, he will say, ‘Friend, move up here to a better seat.’ Then you will be honored in the presence of all your fellow guests. <br>
<span class="tab">"All who lift themselves up will be brought low, and those who make themselves low will be lifted up."<br>
[<a href="https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=luke%2014%3A7-11&version=CEB">CEB</a> (2011)]</blockquote><br>						</span>
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