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The truest characters of ignorance are vanity, and pride and arrogance.
The truest characters of ignorance are vanity, and pride and arrogance.
The common practice of keeping up appearances with society is a mere selfish struggle of the vain with the vain.
The common practice of keeping up appearances with society is a mere selfish struggle of the vain with the vain.
 Methinks I am a prophet new inspired
 And thus, expiring, do foretell of him:
  His rash fierce read more 
 Methinks I am a prophet new inspired
 And thus, expiring, do foretell of him:
  His rash fierce blaze of riot cannot last,
   For violent fires soon burn out themselves;
    Small show'rs last long, but sudden storms are short;
     He tires betimes that spurs too fast betimes;
      With eager feeding doth choke the feeder;
       Light vanity, insatiate cormorant,
        Consuming means, soon preys upon itself. 
Nothing makes one so vain as being told one is a sinner. Conscience makes egotists of us all.
Nothing makes one so vain as being told one is a sinner. Conscience makes egotists of us all.
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.
 Vanity is as ill as ease under indifference as tenderness is 
under a love which it cannot return.  
 Vanity is as ill as ease under indifference as tenderness is 
under a love which it cannot return. 
 Oh, wad some power the giftie gie us
 To see oursel's as ithers see us!
  It wad read more 
 Oh, wad some power the giftie gie us
 To see oursel's as ithers see us!
  It wad frae monie a blunder free us,
   And foolish notion. 
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!
 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.