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 God's gift to little men

Conceit is God's gift to little men

Whoe'er imagines prudence all his own,
Or deems that he hath powers to speak and judge
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Whoe'er imagines prudence all his own,
Or deems that he hath powers to speak and judge
Such as none other hath, when they are known,
They are found shallow.

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.

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.

I've never any pity for conceited people, because I think they
carry their comfort about with them.

I've never any pity for conceited people, because I think they
carry their comfort about with them.

Conceit in weakest bodies strongest works.

Conceit in weakest bodies strongest works.

Pride and conceit were the original sins of man.

Pride and conceit were the original sins of man.

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.