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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.

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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.

by Oscar Wilde Found in: Conceit Quotes,
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He who boasts of his accomplishments will heap ridicule.

He who boasts of his accomplishments will heap ridicule.

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Conceit is incompatible with understanding

Conceit is incompatible with understanding

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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?

by Ralph Waldo Emerson Found in: Conceit Quotes,
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Pride and conceit were the original sins of man.

Pride and conceit were the original sins of man.

by Alain Rene Lesage Found in: Conceit Quotes,
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Conceit in weakest bodies strongest works.

Conceit in weakest bodies strongest works.

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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.

by Thomas Traherne Found in: Conceit Quotes,
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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.

by William Shakespeare Found in: Conceit Quotes,
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Conceit is an insuperable obstacle to all progress.

Conceit is an insuperable obstacle to all progress.

by Ellen Terry Found in: Conceit Quotes,
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