Conceit is bragging about yourself. Confidence means you believe you can get the job done.

Conceit is bragging about yourself. Confidence means you believe you can get the job done.

The world knows only two, that's Rome and I.

The world knows only two, that's Rome and I.

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.

Infatuated, half through conceit, half through love of my art, I achieve the impossible working as no one else ever read more

Infatuated, half through conceit, half through love of my art, I achieve the impossible working as no one else ever works.

Conceit is incompatible with understanding

Conceit is incompatible with understanding

Whoe'er imagines prudence all his own,
Or deems that he hath powers to speak and judge
Such read more

Whoe'er imagines prudence all his own,
Or deems that he hath powers to speak and judge
Such as none other hath, when they are known,
They are found shallow.

He who boasts of his accomplishments will heap ridicule.

He who boasts of his accomplishments will heap ridicule.

Conceit is an insuperable obstacle to all progress.

Conceit is an insuperable obstacle to all progress.

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.