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With people of only moderate ability modesty is mere honesty; but with those who possess great talent it is hypocrisy. - Arthur Schopenhauer (Studies in Pessimism Quotes)

With people of only moderate ability modesty is mere honesty; but with those who possess great talent it is hypocrisy.[Bescheidenheit bei mittelmäßigen Fähigkeiten ist bloße Ehrlichkeit, bei großen Talenten ist sie Heuchelei.]

Source:(Swan Sonnenschein & Co., ed. 1891), Chapter V. Futher Psychological Observations, Page 74
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Arthur Schopenhauer (Studies in Pessimism Quotes)
  • Book: Studies in Pessimism
  • Writer: Arthur Schopenhauer
  • Genre: Philosophy, Essays
  • Published: 1851
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