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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.
Self-love is the greatest of all flatterers.
Self-love is the greatest of all flatterers.
Vain-glorious men are the scorn of the wise, the admiration of fools, the idols of paradise, and the slaves of read more
Vain-glorious men are the scorn of the wise, the admiration of fools, the idols of paradise, and the slaves of their own vaunts.
Know that it is good to work. Work with love, and think of liking it when you do it. It read more
Know that it is good to work. Work with love, and think of liking it when you do it. It is easy and interesting. It is a privilege. There is nothing hard about it but your anxious vanity and fear of failure.
Vanity plays lurid tricks with our memory.
Vanity plays lurid tricks with our memory.
Vanity, like murder, will out.
Vanity, like murder, will out.
Vain? Let it be so! Nature was her teacher,
What if a lovely and unsistered creature
Loved read more
Vain? Let it be so! Nature was her teacher,
What if a lovely and unsistered creature
Loved her own harmless gift of pleasing feature.
- Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr.,
Vanity keeps persons in favor with themselves who are out of favor with all others
Vanity keeps persons in favor with themselves who are out of favor with all others