Conceit, more rich in matter than in words,
Brags of his substance, not of ornament.
They are read more

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.

Conceit is incompatible with understanding

Conceit is incompatible with understanding

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.

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.

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 in weakest bodies strongest works.

Conceit in weakest bodies strongest works.

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.

Pride and conceit were the original sins of man.

Pride and conceit were the original sins of man.