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Behold, thou hast made my days as an handbreadth; and mine age is
as nothing before thee: verily every read more
Behold, thou hast made my days as an handbreadth; and mine age is
as nothing before thee: verily every man at his best state is
altogether vanity. Selah.
Vanity, like murder, will out.
Vanity, like murder, will out.
Here files of pins extend their shining rows,
Puffs, powders, patches, bibles, billet-doux.
Here files of pins extend their shining rows,
Puffs, powders, patches, bibles, billet-doux.
I loathe narcissism, but I approve of vanity.
I loathe narcissism, but I approve of vanity.
That which makes the vanity of others unbearable to us is that
which wounds our own.
[Fr., Ce read more
That which makes the vanity of others unbearable to us is that
which wounds our own.
[Fr., Ce qui nous rend la vanite des autres insupportable, c'est
qu'elle blesse la notre.]
The surest cure for vanity is loneliness
The surest cure for vanity is loneliness
I have seen all the works that are done under the sun; and,
behold, all is vanity and vexation read more
I have seen all the works that are done under the sun; and,
behold, all is vanity and vexation of spirit.
Where doth the world thrust forth a vanity
(So it be new, there's no respect how vile)
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Where doth the world thrust forth a vanity
(So it be new, there's no respect how vile)
That is not quickly buzzed into his ears?