My dear Watson," said [Sherlock Holmes], "I cannot agree with those who rank modesty among the virtues. To the logician all things should be seen exactly as they are, and to underestimate one's self is as much a departure from truth as to exaggerate one's own powers.
Arthur Conan DoyleI have wrought my simple plan If I give one hour of joy To the boy who’s half a man, Or the man who’s half a boy.
Arthur Conan Doyle