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To: onedoug

The really brilliant ones are tremendously humble, in my experience. It’s the impostors who have the huge egos.


23 posted on 11/14/2014 10:36:57 PM PST by FredZarguna (Jean à de longues moustaches. Je répète: Jean à de longues moustaches.)
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To: FredZarguna
The really brilliant ones are tremendously humble, in my experience. It’s the impostors who have the huge egos.

True. I recall some scientist saying somewhat snarkily of another, "He's so annoyingly humble. But he's not great enough to be humble."

46 posted on 11/15/2014 11:26:28 AM PST by ottbmare (the OTTB mare, now a proud Marine Mom)
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