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 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. 
 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. 
Conceit in weakest bodies strongest works.
Conceit in weakest bodies strongest works.
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.
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 is incompatible with understanding
Conceit is incompatible with understanding
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 God's gift to little men
Conceit is God's gift to little men
He who boasts of his accomplishments will heap ridicule.
He who boasts of his accomplishments will heap ridicule.