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Politics : Sharks in the Septic Tank

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To: epicure who wrote (38059)11/21/2001 2:00:28 PM
From: Bill  Read Replies (2) of 82486
 
<< Perhaps you missed "know thyself" in your study of the humanities? I know that I am extremely lucky in possessing the gifts I do. >>

One can know one's self without talking about one's self in a manner intended to excite admiration. There are many scholarly and otherwise accomplished people here who are comfortable enough with their self worth that they don't resort to braggadocio.

"Wear your learning like a watch, in a private pocket; and do not pull it out and strike it, merely to show that you have one." -Earl of Chesterfield

BTW, I wonder who gave you those so-called "gifts." But that's a different topic...
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