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Quotes about Bashfulness

He would also say: A boor cannot be sin-fearing, an ignoramus cannot be pious, a bashful one cannot learn, a short-tempered person cannot teach, nor does anyone who does much business grow wise. In a place where there are no men, strive to be a man

Pirke Avot /Ethics of the Fathers
Source: Rabbi Hillel - Pirke Avot 2:5
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