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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.
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.
Conceit is an insuperable obstacle to all progress.
Conceit is an insuperable obstacle to all progress.
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.
The world knows only two, that's Rome and I.
The world knows only two, that's Rome and I.
Pride and conceit were the original sins of man.
Pride and conceit were the original sins of man.
He who boasts of his accomplishments will heap ridicule.
He who boasts of his accomplishments will heap ridicule.
These signs have marked me extraordinary,
And all the courses of my life do show
I am read more
These signs have marked me extraordinary,
And all the courses of my life do show
I am not in the roll of common men.
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.