I do regard her as one who is too modest for the world in general to b…

Jane Austen
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I do regard her as one who is too modest for the world in general to be aware of half her accomplishments, and too highly accomplished for modesty to be natural of any other woman. ✨ Jane Austen (2013). Making Sense of Persuasion! a Students Guide to Austen's (Includes Study Guide, Biography, and Modern Retelling), p.409, BookCaps Study Guides
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