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The world knows only two, that's Rome and I.
The world knows only two, that's Rome and I.
Conceit in weakest bodies strongest works.
Conceit in weakest bodies strongest works.
Pride and conceit were the original sins of man.
Pride and conceit were the original sins of man.
Conceit, more rich in matter than in words,
Brags of his substance, not of ornament.
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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.
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?
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.
To love one's self is the beginning of a life-long romance.
To love one's self is the beginning of a life-long romance.
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,
He who boasts of his accomplishments will heap ridicule.
He who boasts of his accomplishments will heap ridicule.