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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.
He who boasts of his accomplishments will heap ridicule.
He who boasts of his accomplishments will heap ridicule.
The world knows only two, that's Rome and I.
The world knows only two, that's Rome and I.
Pride and conceit were the original sins of man.
Pride and conceit were the original sins of man.
He who is enamored of himself will at least have the advantage of being inconvenienced by few rivals.
He who is enamored of himself will at least have the advantage of being inconvenienced by few rivals.
For what are they all in their high conceit,
When man in the bush with God may meet?
For what are they all in their high conceit,
When man in the bush with God may meet?
Always hold your head up but be careful to keep your nose at a friendly level.
Always hold your head up but be careful to keep your nose at a friendly level.
Conceit is an insuperable obstacle to all progress.
Conceit is an insuperable obstacle to all progress.
These signs have marked me extraordinary,
And all the courses of my life do show
I am read more
These signs have marked me extraordinary,
And all the courses of my life do show
I am not in the roll of common men.
