Conceit is God's gift to little men

Conceit is God's gift to little men

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,

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.

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.

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.

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.

Conceit is incompatible with understanding

Conceit is incompatible with understanding