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No modest man ever did or ever will make a fortune
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"No modest man ever did or ever will make a fortune"

- Mary Wortley Montagu

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In this quote, Mary Wortley Montagu is recommending that a genuinely modest and modest person will never be able to achieve terrific wealth or success. She thinks that in order to make a fortune, one must possess a specific level of aspiration and self-promotion, which breaks the qualities of modesty and humbleness. Montagu is indicating that those who are too modest and self-effacing will not have the drive or determination to pursue wealth and therefore will never achieve it. This quote highlights the idea that in order to achieve success, one must have a particular level of self-confidence and assertiveness.

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Mary Wortley Montagu This quote is written / told by Mary Wortley Montagu between May 26, 1689 and August 21, 1762. She was a famous Writer from England. The author also have 18 other quotes.

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