The modest person is usually admired, if people ever hear of them. Download Download Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Rotate quotes admire hear modest
The man who can keep a secret may be wise, but he is not half as wise as the man with no secrets to keep. E. W. Howe halfmansecret Change image and share on social
It is hard to convince a high-school student that he will encounter a lot of problems more difficult than those of algebra and geometry. E. W. Howe algebraconvincedifficult Change image and share on social
A theory is no more like a fact than a photograph is like a person. E. W. Howe factpersonphotograph Change image and share on social
I always dreamed of writing in an orchestral context. But when you finish a piece, you want to hear it. So we played everything with Phish. Trey Anastasio contextdreamfinish Change image and share on social
I like people who don't accept boundaries. Like Florence Nightingale. And Napoleon or Louis XIV, though I'm not sure how much I'd have liked to meet them. I admire people who aren't circumscribed by circumstance. Julian Fellowes acceptadmireboundary share on social
Examples would indeed be excellent things were not people so modest that none will set, and so vain that none will follow them. Augustus Hare exampleexcellentfollow Change image and share on social
