Source: The Conflict of the Individual and the Mass in the Modern World (1932), p. 29
“And so modest. Is there anything at which you do not excel?”
ibid
Drenai series, Waylander II: In the Realm of the Wolf
Context: "I thought you were the best," she chided. "Fathers always seem that way," he said dryly. "But no. With bow or knife I am superb. But with the sword? only excellent." "And so modest. Is there anything at which you do not excel?"
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“If you do whatever you do diligently and excellently, you would surely make a difference.”
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“Please do not worry, I never read anything which you write.”
When a colleague in the court had sent him disparaging remarks on the sides and as a foot note on his draft of a judgement with the comment “Please do not read the marginal comments. They are not for your eyes."
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