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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.
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.
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.
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.
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?
The world knows only two, that's Rome and I.
The world knows only two, that's Rome and I.
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.
He who boasts of his accomplishments will heap ridicule.
He who boasts of his accomplishments will heap ridicule.
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.