WIST Quotations<p><a href="https://wist.info/carlyle-thomas/76248/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">A quotation from <b>Thomas Carlyle</b></a></p><blockquote>All greatness is unconscious, or it is little and naught.</blockquote><p><b>Thomas Carlyle</b> (1795-1881) Scottish essayist and historian<br>Essay (1837-12-06), “On Sir Walter Scott,” <i>The London and Westminster Review</i>, No. 12/55, Art. 2 (1838-01)</p> <p>Sourcing, notes: <a href="https://wist.info/carlyle-thomas/76248/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">wist.info/carlyle-thomas/76248…</a></p><p><a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=quote" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>quote</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=quotes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>quotes</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=quotation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>quotation</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=qotd" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>qotd</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=thomascarlyle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>thomascarlyle</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=selfawareness" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>selfawareness</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=greatness" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>greatness</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=humility" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>humility</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=modesty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>modesty</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=subconscious" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>subconscious</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=unconscious" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>unconscious</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=ego" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ego</span></a></p>
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WordofTheHour<p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/modesty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>modesty</span></a> : that lowly temper which accompanies a moderate estimate of one's own worth and importance</p><p>- French: modestie</p><p>- German: die Bescheidenheit</p><p>- Italian: modestia</p><p>- Portuguese: modéstia</p><p>- Spanish: modestia</p><p>------------</p><p>Join our new subreddit for language learners @ <a href="https://reddit.com/r/LearnANewLanguage" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">reddit.com/r/LearnANewLanguage</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
WIST Quotations<p><a href="https://wist.info/moliere/76055/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">A quotation from <b>Molière</b></a></p><blockquote>ELMIRE: However high the passion which inflames us,<br> Still, to confess its power somehow shames us.<br> <br><i>[Quelque raison qu’on trouve à l’amour qui nous dompte,<br>On trouve à l’avouer toujours un peu de honte.]</i></blockquote><p><b>Molière</b> (1622-1673) French playwright, actor [stage name for Jean-Baptiste Poquelin]<br><i>Tartuffe, or the Hypocrite [Le Tartuffe, ou L’Imposteur],</i> Act 4, sc. 5 (1669) [tr. Wilbur (1963)]</p> <p>Sourcing, notes, alternate translations: <a href="https://wist.info/moliere/76055/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">wist.info/moliere/76055/</a></p><p><a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=quote" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>quote</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=quotes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>quotes</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=quotation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>quotation</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=qotd" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>qotd</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=moliere" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>moliere</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=admission" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>admission</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=attraction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>attraction</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=guilt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>guilt</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=love" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>love</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=lust" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>lust</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=modesty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>modesty</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=passion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>passion</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=shame" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>shame</span></a></p>
WIST Quotations<p><a href="https://wist.info/la-rochefoucauld-francois/75778/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">A quotation from <b>La Rochefoucauld</b></a></p><blockquote>We refuse praise from a desire to be praised twice.<br> <br><i>[Le refus des louanges est un désir d’être loué deux fois.]</i></blockquote><p><b>François VI, duc de La Rochefoucauld</b> (1613-1680) French epigrammatist, memoirist, noble<br><i>Réflexions ou sentences et maximes morales [Reflections; or Sentences and Moral Maxims],</i> ¶149 (1665-1678) [tr. Kronenberger (1959)]</p> <p>Sourcing, notes, alternate translations: <a href="https://wist.info/la-rochefoucauld-francois/75778/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">wist.info/la-rochefoucauld-fra…</a></p><p><a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=quote" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>quote</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=quotes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>quotes</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=quotation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>quotation</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=ego" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ego</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=commendation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>commendation</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=admiration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>admiration</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=falsemodesty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>falsemodesty</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=modesty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>modesty</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=praise" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>praise</span></a></p>
stoicmike<p><a href="https://zirk.us/tags/modesty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>modesty</span></a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/ignored" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ignored</span></a></p>
Cindy<p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/LearnAboutGOD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LearnAboutGOD</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/GodISlove" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GodISlove</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/prayer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>prayer</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/bible" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bible</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/pride" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>pride</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Modesty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Modesty</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Humility" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Humility</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://www.heartlight.org/wjd/matthew/0307-wjd.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">heartlight.org/wjd/matthew/030</span><span class="invisible">7-wjd.html</span></a></p>
stgreenie<p>This entrenched position<br>I got myself locked into<br>without thinking things through<br>(which I too often tend to do)<br>is beginning to disintegrate</p><p>My hard line intransigence<br>now blowing back in my face<br>as the relentless forces of truth<br>lay waste to played out arguments</p><p>How to exit this pit gracefully<br>with even a shred of dignity<br>is not gonna be easy<br>for <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/modesty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>modesty</span></a> challenged me<br>in this social media communications age<br>where every rant pronouncement<br>is recorded permanently...</p><p>Guess it's best to take the hit<br>and acknowledge before the congregation<br>that I am full of shit</p><p><a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/vss365" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>vss365</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/amwriting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>amwriting</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/poetry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>poetry</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/poem" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>poem</span></a></p>
Emma Lee<p>09/02/25<br>“Tom & Mia are trying to make a announcement. If we keep interrupting, Mia’s <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/modesty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>modesty</span></a> will make her back out,” said Jin.<br>“OK,” said Dan, “Let’s hear it.”<br>“Glasses ready?” said Ari. “We might need a toast.”<br>Tom moved so he stood behind Mia & put his arms around her waist. <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/vss365" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>vss365</span></a></p>
Nartance<p>Modesty / Modestie</p><p>feat. Esther</p><p><a href="https://framapiaf.org/tags/art" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>art</span></a> <a href="https://framapiaf.org/tags/doodle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>doodle</span></a> <a href="https://framapiaf.org/tags/originalcharacter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>originalcharacter</span></a> <a href="https://framapiaf.org/tags/esther" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>esther</span></a> <a href="https://framapiaf.org/tags/modesty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>modesty</span></a> <a href="https://framapiaf.org/tags/study" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>study</span></a> <a href="https://framapiaf.org/tags/redhead" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>redhead</span></a> <a href="https://framapiaf.org/tags/cute" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cute</span></a> <a href="https://framapiaf.org/tags/blush" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>blush</span></a> <a href="https://framapiaf.org/tags/shy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>shy</span></a> <a href="https://framapiaf.org/tags/longhair" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>longhair</span></a> <a href="https://framapiaf.org/tags/mastoart" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mastoart</span></a></p>
John Vaccaro (johniac)<p>Attention-Worthy Links for December 9th, 2024</p><p><a href="https://bit.ly/awl120924" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">bit.ly/awl120924</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/H5N1" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>H5N1</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Influenza" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Influenza</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/mutations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mutations</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Q226L" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Q226L</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Red3" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" 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class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>details</span></a></p>
damian entwistle<p>Today's Flickr photo with the most hits: Mystra, Peloponnese, Greece.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.org.uk/tags/mystra" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mystra</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.org.uk/tags/peloponnese" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>peloponnese</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.org.uk/tags/greece" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>greece</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.org.uk/tags/monastery" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>monastery</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.org.uk/tags/modesty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>modesty</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.org.uk/tags/clothing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>clothing</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.org.uk/tags/access" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>access</span></a></p>
WIST Quotations has moved!<p>A quotation NOT from Rogers, Will:</p><p>«<br>I never expected to see the day when girls would get sunburned in the places they do today.<br>»</p><p>Full quote, sourcing, notes: <br><a href="https://wist.info/rogers-will/36123/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">wist.info/rogers-will/36123/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://zirk.us/tags/quote" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>quote</span></a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/quotes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>quotes</span></a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/quotation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>quotation</span></a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/attire" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>attire</span></a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/change" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>change</span></a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/custom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>custom</span></a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/dress" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>dress</span></a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/exposure" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>exposure</span></a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/meme" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>meme</span></a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/modesty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>modesty</span></a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/mores" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mores</span></a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/skin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>skin</span></a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/sunburn" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sunburn</span></a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/women" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>women</span></a></p>
db Slava Ukraini<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mellified.men/@srol" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>srol</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://ravenation.club/@etherdiver" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>etherdiver</span></a></span> I like to share compliments, especially for indie/diy musicians who may have a hard time finding an audience. <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Fedi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Fedi</span></a> is really awesome for building community, imo.</p><p>Speaking of which, local fave <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Modesty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Modesty</span></a> has a new track out that I like a lot: <a href="https://modestymusic.bandcamp.com/track/want-you-2" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">modestymusic.bandcamp.com/trac</span><span class="invisible">k/want-you-2</span></a> </p><p>You can find them on insta @modesty.music <br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/music" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>music</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DIYMusic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DIYMusic</span></a></p>
JBRoss<p>"It is not possible to read a person at first sight. The virtues are usually covered by the veil of modesty, while the flaws wear the mask of hypocrisy." — Jean de La Bruyère — — — <a href="https://mstdn.party/tags/JeandeLaBruy%C3%A8re" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>JeandeLaBruyère</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.party/tags/quote" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>quote</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.party/tags/quotes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>quotes</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.party/tags/initial" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>initial</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.party/tags/introduction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>introduction</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.party/tags/character" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>character</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.party/tags/virtues" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>virtues</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.party/tags/modesty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>modesty</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.party/tags/flaws" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>flaws</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.party/tags/hypocrisy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>hypocrisy</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.party/tags/masked" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>masked</span></a></p>
bikejourno<p>Big props and a shoutout to <a href="https://mastodon.cloud/tags/LedbyDonkeys" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LedbyDonkeys</span></a> for reminding <a href="https://mastodon.cloud/tags/LizTruss" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LizTruss</span></a> of what a miserable failure her short tenure as prime minister has been. And that she is unlikely to know "how to save the West" - as is <a href="https://mastodon.cloud/tags/DonaldTrump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DonaldTrump</span></a> whom she is supporting. So much <a href="https://mastodon.cloud/tags/hubris" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>hubris</span></a> and such a lack of <a href="https://mastodon.cloud/tags/modesty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>modesty</span></a>... <a href="https://mastodon.cloud/tags/UnitedKingdom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UnitedKingdom</span></a> <br><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/politics/article/2024/aug/14/liz-truss-leaves-stage-over-i-crashed-the-economy-lettuce-banner" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/politics/artic</span><span class="invisible">le/2024/aug/14/liz-truss-leaves-stage-over-i-crashed-the-economy-lettuce-banner</span></a></p>
Timo Tijhof<p>False modesty a tautology?</p><p>"""<br>Sally is a skilled musician but does not [know] she is exceptional. She may talk endlessly about her skills [which] may make others feel bad about their lesser ability. If she realized this, she can avoid [that] in the interest of modesty.</p><p>[So,] we think a modest person thinks less of themself [but], McMullin argues, paradoxically, to be modest, you must [first] realize you surpass others, [to] then act [modest].<br>"""</p><p><a href="https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/maybe-its-just-me/201012/the-paradox-modesty" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">psychologytoday.com/us/blog/ma</span><span class="invisible">ybe-its-just-me/201012/the-paradox-modesty</span></a></p><p><a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/psychology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>psychology</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/modesty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>modesty</span></a></p>
Joseph Lim :mastodon:<p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/UK" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UK</span></a>’s <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/election" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>election</span></a> shows the flaws & strengths of democracy<br>"results in particular provide a resounding reminder of e need for <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/modesty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>modesty</span></a> in <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/publicoffice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>publicoffice</span></a>, w <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Starmer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Starmer</span></a> declaring UK had “voted decisively for change, for national renewal & a return of <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>politics</span></a> to <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/publicservice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>publicservice</span></a>”. Their reminder is tt, whether a <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/democracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>democracy</span></a> or not good <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/governance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>governance</span></a> isn't guaranteed.. Often it isn't the political architecture tt determines good governance, but the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/integrity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>integrity</span></a> of the people tt govern"<br><a href="https://www.scmp.com/opinion/world-opinion/article/3269477/britains-election-shows-hong-kong-flaws-and-strengths-democracy" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">scmp.com/opinion/world-opinion</span><span class="invisible">/article/3269477/britains-election-shows-hong-kong-flaws-and-strengths-democracy</span></a></p>
WIST Quotations has moved!<p>A quotation from Twain, Mark:</p><p>«<br>There are no grades of vanity, there are only grades of ability in concealing it.<br>»</p><p>Full quote, sourcing, notes: <br><a href="https://wist.info/twain-mark/37582/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">wist.info/twain-mark/37582/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://zirk.us/tags/quote" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>quote</span></a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/quotes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>quotes</span></a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/quotation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>quotation</span></a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/ego" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ego</span></a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/facade" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>facade</span></a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/falsemodesty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>falsemodesty</span></a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/hypocrisy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>hypocrisy</span></a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/innerself" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>innerself</span></a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/meme" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>meme</span></a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/modesty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>modesty</span></a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/pride" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>pride</span></a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/vanity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>vanity</span></a></p>
Christopher Stewart<p>« The fire in heaven above shines far, and all things stand out in the light and become manifest. The weak fifth line occupies the place of honor, and all the strong lines are in accord with it. All things come to the man who is modest and kind in a high position. »</p><p>― Hexagram #14 from the I Ching</p><p>🔗 · <a href="https://poligraf.tumblr.com/post/721052053811642368/the-fire-in-heaven-above-shines-far-and-all" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">poligraf.tumblr.com/post/72105</span><span class="invisible">2053811642368/the-fire-in-heaven-above-shines-far-and-all</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/quotes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>quotes</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/IChing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>IChing</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/hexagram" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>hexagram</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/fire" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fire</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/heaven" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>heaven</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/modesty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>modesty</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/kindness" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>kindness</span></a></p>
No Context Pictures<p>1967 A Woman Enthusiastically Enjoying a Cup of Tea</p><p>This image features a woman with blonde hair, styled in the manner of the 1960s.<br>She is seen holding a cup of tea to her lips, suggesting she is taking a sip or about to do so.<br>The woman appears to be wearing a white dress with a dark collar and what seems to be a pearl necklace, adding to the vintage aesthetic.<br>Her pose is relaxed yet elegant, typical of fashion photography from that era.</p><p><a href="https://nocontext.loener.nl/fullpage/06-June1967-Page-090.png" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">nocontext.loener.nl/fullpage/0</span><span class="invisible">6-June1967-Page-090.png</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.ozioso.online/tags/photography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>photography</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ozioso.online/tags/illustration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>illustration</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ozioso.online/tags/madman" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>madman</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ozioso.online/tags/nocontext" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>nocontext</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ozioso.online/tags/sfw" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sfw</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ozioso.online/tags/1960s" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>1960s</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ozioso.online/tags/tea" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tea</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ozioso.online/tags/woman" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>woman</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ozioso.online/tags/blondehair" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>blondehair</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ozioso.online/tags/fashion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fashion</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ozioso.online/tags/vintage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>vintage</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ozioso.online/tags/enjoyment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>enjoyment</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ozioso.online/tags/sipping" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sipping</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ozioso.online/tags/drink" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>drink</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ozioso.online/tags/casual" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>casual</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ozioso.online/tags/relaxed" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>relaxed</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ozioso.online/tags/elegant" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>elegant</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ozioso.online/tags/dress" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>dress</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ozioso.online/tags/pearlnecklace" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>pearlnecklace</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ozioso.online/tags/collar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>collar</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ozioso.online/tags/photograph" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>photograph</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ozioso.online/tags/portrait" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>portrait</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ozioso.online/tags/modesty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>modesty</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ozioso.online/tags/mid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mid</span></a>-centurymodernstyle</p>
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