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Its very great pity that they who are so apt to over-rate themselves in smaller matters, shoud, where it most concerns t
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"Its very great pity that they who are so apt to over-rate themselves in smaller matters, shou'd, where it most concerns them to know, and stand upon their Value, be so insensible of their own worth"

- Mary Astell

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This quote by Mary Astell speaks with the propensity of individuals to overestimate their own worth in unimportant matters, while at the same time being unaware of their own worth in more crucial matters. Astell is suggesting that it is an excellent pity that individuals are so fast to inflate their own sense of worth in unimportant matters, yet stop working to acknowledge their own worth in matters that genuinely matter. This quote talks to the concept that individuals typically lack self-awareness and stop working to recognize their own worth in the grand scheme of things. Astell is recommending that it is an excellent pity that individuals are so quick to overstate their own worth in minor matters, yet stop working to recognize their own worth in matters that genuinely matter. This quote speaks with the idea that people often do not have self-awareness and fail to recognize their own worth in the grand scheme of things. Astell is motivating people to make the effort to acknowledge their own value and worth, and to not be so fast to overestimate their own worth in matters that are eventually irrelevant.

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Mary Astell This quote is written / told by Mary Astell between December 12, 1666 and May 11, 1731. She was a famous Writer from England. The author also have 38 other quotes.

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