With people of limited ability modesty is merely honesty. But with those who possess great talent it is hypocrisy.
It is only a man's own fundamental thoughts that have truth and life in them....
A just and reasonable modesty does not only recommend eloquence but sets off...
The warrior may fight for gold or for an immediate gain or for something to take home for the winter to feed the family. The soldier is part of a more complex society. He's fighting for a group ethic of some sort.
