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The surest cure for vanity is loneliness
The surest cure for vanity is loneliness
What is your sex's earliest, latest care,
Your heart's supreme ambition? To be fair.
What is your sex's earliest, latest care,
Your heart's supreme ambition? To be fair.
It beareth the name of Vanity Fair, because the town where it is
kept is "lighter than vanity."
It beareth the name of Vanity Fair, because the town where it is
kept is "lighter than vanity."
Surely men of low degree are vanity, and men of high degree are a
lie: to be laid in read more
Surely men of low degree are vanity, and men of high degree are a
lie: to be laid in the balance, they are altogether lighter than
vanity.
When you're 50 you start thinking about things you haven't thought about before. I used to think getting old was read more
When you're 50 you start thinking about things you haven't thought about before. I used to think getting old was about vanity- but actually it's about losing people you love. Getting wrinkles is trivial.
To say that a man is vain means merely that he is pleased with the effect he produces on other read more
To say that a man is vain means merely that he is pleased with the effect he produces on other people. A conceited man is satisfied with the effect he produces on himself.
I'm not the greatest; I'm the double greatest. Not only do I knock 'em out, I pick the round.
I'm not the greatest; I'm the double greatest. Not only do I knock 'em out, I pick the round.
A man who is not a fool can rid himself of every folly except vanity.
A man who is not a fool can rid himself of every folly except vanity.
Vanity and pride are different things, though the words are often used synonymously. A person may be proud without being read more
Vanity and pride are different things, though the words are often used synonymously. A person may be proud without being vain. Pride relates more to our opinion of ourselves; vanity, to what we would have others think of us.
