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Whoe'er imagines prudence all his own,
Or deems that he hath powers to speak and judge
Such read more
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.
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.
Pride and conceit were the original sins of man.
Pride and conceit were the original sins of man.
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.
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.
Conceit is incompatible with understanding
Conceit is incompatible with understanding
The world knows only two, that's Rome and I.
The world knows only two, that's Rome and I.
He who boasts of his accomplishments will heap ridicule.
He who boasts of his accomplishments will heap ridicule.
