It is easier to confess a defect than to claim a quality.

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Humility is a virtue, and it is a virtue innate in guests.

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The delicate balance between modesty and conceit is popularity.

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No Roman ever was able to say, 'I dined last night with the Borgias'.

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Of all the objects of hatred, a woman once loved is the most hateful.

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A hundred eyes were fixed on her, and half as many hearts lost to her.

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I was a modest, good-humoured boy. It is Oxford that has made me insufferable.

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There is much to be said for failure. It is much more interesting than success.

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Good sense about trivialities is better than nonsense about things that matter.

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Some people are born to lift heavy weights, some are born to juggle golden balls.

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