Humility is not my forte, and whenever I dwell for any length of time on my own shortcomings, they gradually begin to seem mild, harmless, rather engaging little things, not at all like the staring defects in other people's characters.

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The English never smash in a face. They merely refrain from asking it to dinner.

The English never smash in a face. They merely refrain from asking it to dinner.

An overripe banana, yellow outside, squishy in

An overripe banana, yellow outside, squishy in

Whenever I dwell for any length of time on my own shortcomings, they gradually begin...

Whenever I dwell for any length of time on my own shortcomings, they gradually begin...

I was well warned about English food, so it did not surprise me, but I...

I was well warned about English food, so it did not surprise me, but I...

Bulldogs have been known to fall on their swords when confronted by my superior tenacity.

Bulldogs have been known to fall on their swords when confronted by my superior tenacity.

Humility is not my forte, and whenever I dwell for any length of time on...

Humility is not my forte, and whenever I dwell for any length of time on...

He has the common feeling of his profession. He enjoys a statement twice as much...

He has the common feeling of his profession. He enjoys a statement twice as much...

Some persons talk simply because they think sound is more manageable than silence.

Some persons talk simply because they think sound is more manageable than silence.

The role of a do-gooder is not what actors call a fat part.

The role of a do-gooder is not what actors call a fat part.

In some circumstances, the refusal to be defeated is a refusal to be educated.

In some circumstances, the refusal to be defeated is a refusal to be educated.