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Possibly, more people kill themselves and others out of hurt vanity than out of envy, jealousy, malice or desire for read more
Possibly, more people kill themselves and others out of hurt vanity than out of envy, jealousy, malice or desire for revenge.
No man thinks there is much ado about nothing when the ado is about himself.
No man thinks there is much ado about nothing when the ado is about himself.
We would rather speak ill of ourselves than not talk about ourselves at all.
We would rather speak ill of ourselves than not talk about ourselves at all.
Vanity as an impulse has without doubt been of far more benefit to civilization than modesty has ever been.
Vanity as an impulse has without doubt been of far more benefit to civilization than modesty has ever been.
In the stress of modern life, how little room is left for that most comfortable vanity that whispers in our read more
In the stress of modern life, how little room is left for that most comfortable vanity that whispers in our ears that failures are not fault!
To act from pure benevolence is not possible for finite beings. Human benevolence is mingled with vanity, interest, or some read more
To act from pure benevolence is not possible for finite beings. Human benevolence is mingled with vanity, interest, or some other motive.
Even in a time of elephantine vanity and greed, one never has to look far to see the campfires of read more
Even in a time of elephantine vanity and greed, one never has to look far to see the campfires of gentle people.
Vanity plays lurid tricks with our memory.
Vanity plays lurid tricks with our memory.
Hoy-day!
What a sweep of vanity comes this way!
Hoy-day!
What a sweep of vanity comes this way!