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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.
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.
Conceit is God's gift to little men
Conceit is God's gift to little men
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?
The sluggard is wiser in his own conceit than seven men that can
render a reason.
The sluggard is wiser in his own conceit than seven men that can
render a reason.
Seest thou a man wise in his own conceit? There is more hope of
a fool than of him.
Seest thou a man wise in his own conceit? There is more hope of
a fool than of him.
Conceit is an insuperable obstacle to all progress.
Conceit is an insuperable obstacle to all progress.