In men this blunder still you find,
All think their little set mankind.

In men this blunder still you find,
All think their little set mankind.

I've never any pity for conceited people, because I think they
carry their comfort about with them.

I've never any pity for conceited people, because I think they
carry their comfort about with them.

He fell in love with himself at first sight and it is a passion to which he has always remained read more

He fell in love with himself at first sight and it is a passion to which he has always remained faithful. Selflove seems so often unrequited.

Comfort and prosperity have never enriched the world as much as adversity has.

Comfort and prosperity have never enriched the world as much as adversity has.

Conceit, more rich in matter than in words,
Brags of his substance, not of ornament.
They are read more

Conceit, more rich in matter than in words,
Brags of his substance, not of ornament.
They are but beggars that can count their worth;
But my true love is grown to such excess
I cannot sum up sum of half my wealth.

If you look for truth, you may find comfort in the end; if you look for comfort you will not read more

If you look for truth, you may find comfort in the end; if you look for comfort you will not get either comfort or truth only soft soap and wishful thinking to begin, and in the end, despair.

Conceit is an insuperable obstacle to all progress.

Conceit is an insuperable obstacle to all progress.

There is no feeling more comforting and consoling than knowing you are right next to the one you love.

There is no feeling more comforting and consoling than knowing you are right next to the one you love.

Conceit may puff a man up, but never prop him up.
- John Ruskin,

Conceit may puff a man up, but never prop him up.
- John Ruskin,