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Oh! this modesty, in time and place, is a charming virtue, and the grace of all other virtues.
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Edmund Burke
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gutenberg.orgEdmund Burke: “Oh! this modesty, in time and place, is a charming virtue, and the grace of all other virtues.”
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Burke extols the virtue of modesty, highlighting its importance in the right context.
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