He who boasts of his accomplishments will heap ridicule.

He who boasts of his accomplishments will heap ridicule.

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.

He fell in love with himself at first sight and it is a passion to which he has always remained read more

He fell in love with himself at first sight and it is a passion to which he has always remained faithful. Selflove seems so often unrequited.

Conceit is an insuperable obstacle to all progress.

Conceit is an insuperable obstacle to all progress.

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.

Seest thou a man wise in his own conceit? There is more hope of
a fool than of him.

Seest thou a man wise in his own conceit? There is more hope of
a fool than of him.

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.

He who is enamored of himself will at least have the advantage of being inconvenienced by few rivals.

He who is enamored of himself will at least have the advantage of being inconvenienced by few rivals.

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.