Quote#Wisdom
Thy modesty's a candle to thy merit
Quote byHenry Fielding · 1707–1754
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Tom Thumb the Great (1730), Act I, sc. iii.
English (original)
Thy modesty's a candle to thy merit.
— Henry Fielding
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