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Humility was considered a great virtue in my family household. No show of complacency or self-satisfaction was ever tolerated. Patting yourself on the back was definitely not encouraged, and pleasure or pride would be punishable by death.

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Hugh Laurie
Age: 65
Born: 1959
Born: June 11
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