Conceit is incompatible with understanding

Conceit is incompatible with understanding

Conceit is God's gift to little men

Conceit is God's gift to little men

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

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.

The world knows only two, that's Rome and I.

The world knows only two, that's Rome and I.

Conceit is an insuperable obstacle to all progress.

Conceit is an insuperable obstacle to all progress.

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?

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.