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Modesty means admitting the possibility of error, subsuming the self for the good of the whole, remaining open to surprise and the gifts that only failure can bring. There are many ways to practice it. Try taking up golf. Or making your own bagels. Or raising a teenager.
Modesty means admitting the possibility of error, subsuming the self for the good of the whole, remaining open to surprise and the gifts that only failure can bring. There are many ways to practice it. Try taking up golf. Or making your own bagels. Or raising a teenager.
Approximate author period: c. 1960 AD · modern
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- Nancy Gibbs
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- Approximate author period: c. 1960 AD · modern
Approximate author-period evidence for Nancy Gibbs: documented birth year 1960; activity date not established. Wikidata Q6962706, inspected 2026-10-08. Not a quotation composition date or independent verification of attribution. Source: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6962706 (accessed 2026-10-08).
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