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    If there is a single quality that is shared by all great men, it is vanity. But I mean by "vanity" only that they appreciate their own worth. Without this kind of vanity they would not be great. And with vanity alone, of course, a man is nothing.

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People who want the most approval get the least and people who need approval the least get the most.

People who want the most approval get the least and people who need approval the least get the most.

by Wayne Dyer Found in: Appearance Quotes,
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Magnanimous people have no vanity, they have no jealousy, and they feed on the true and the solid wherever they read more

Magnanimous people have no vanity, they have no jealousy, and they feed on the true and the solid wherever they find it. And, what is more, they find it everywhere.

by Van Wyck Brooks Found in: Vanity Quotes,
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A blond in a red dress can do without introductions -- but not without a bodyguard.

A blond in a red dress can do without introductions -- but not without a bodyguard.

by Rona Jaffe Found in: Appearance Quotes,
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I loathe narcissism, but I approve of vanity.

I loathe narcissism, but I approve of vanity.

by Diana Vreeland Found in: Vanity Quotes,
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I often think that the night is more alive and more richly colored than the day.

I often think that the night is more alive and more richly colored than the day.

by Vincent Van Gogh Found in: Appearance Quotes,
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When I see a bird that walks like a duck and swims like a duck and quacks like a duck, read more

When I see a bird that walks like a duck and swims like a duck and quacks like a duck, I call that bird a duck.

by Richard C. Cushing Found in: Appearance Quotes,
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Handsome is that handsome does.

Handsome is that handsome does.

by Henry Fielding Found in: Appearance Quotes,
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If people turn to look at you on the street, you are not well dressed.

If people turn to look at you on the street, you are not well dressed.

by Beau Brummel Found in: Appearance Quotes,
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There are grades of vanity, there are only grades of ability in
concealing it.

There are grades of vanity, there are only grades of ability in
concealing it.

by William Shakespeare Found in: Vanity Quotes,
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