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Modesty and conscientiousness receive their reward only in novels. In life they are exploited and then shoved aside.

— Erich Maria Remarque

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A word of command has made these silent figures our enemies; a word of command might transform them into our friends.

All Quiet on the Western Front (1929)

It is when one is alone that one begins to observe Nature and to love her.

All Quiet on the Western Front (1929)

A hospital alone shows what war is.

All Quiet on the Western Front (1929)

We march up, moody or good-tempered soldiers — we reach the zone where the front begins and become on the instant human animals.

All Quiet on the Western Front (1929)

Mortality is man's invention; not in the logic of life.

Three Comrades (1936)

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Soar not too high, to fall; but stoop to rise.

Philip Massinger Duke of Milan (1623)

Those who exalt themselves will be humbled, and those who humble themselves will be exalted.

Jesus

At very best, a person wrapped up in himself makes a small package.

Harry Emerson Fosdick On Being a Real Person (1943)

Modesty is an unnatural attitude, and one which is only with difficulty taught to children.

Isaac Asimov The Early Asimov Book Two (1972)

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