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

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

Jean-Paul Sartre

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