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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.
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.
He who boasts of his accomplishments will heap ridicule.
He who boasts of his accomplishments will heap ridicule.
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.
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.
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.
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,
Conceit, more rich in matter than in words, brags of his substance: they are but beggars who can count their read more
Conceit, more rich in matter than in words, brags of his substance: they are but beggars who can count their worth.
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.