Faith, that's as well said as if I had said it myself.

Faith, that's as well said as if I had said it myself.

Conceit is incompatible with understanding

Conceit is incompatible with understanding

Be of the same mind one toward another. Mind not high things,
but condescend to men of low estate. read more

Be of the same mind one toward another. Mind not high things,
but condescend to men of low estate. Be not wise in your own
conceits.

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.

Had we not loved ourselves at all, we could never have been obliged to love anything. So that self-love is read more

Had we not loved ourselves at all, we could never have been obliged to love anything. So that self-love is the basis of all love.

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.

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.

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?

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.