Quote by: Harriet Martineau

Fidelity to conscience is inconsistent with retiring modesty. If it be so, let the modesty succumb. It can be only a false modesty which can be thus endangered.


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Author Bio


  • NameHarriet Martineau
  • DescriptionEnglish writer and sociologist
  • BornJune 12, 1802
  • DiedJune 27, 1876
  • CountryUnited Kingdom
  • ProfessionLinguist; Journalist; Economist; Historian; Translator; Writer; Sociologist