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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.
Pride and conceit were the original sins of man.
Pride and conceit were the original sins of man.
Conceit is God's gift to little men
Conceit is God's gift to little men
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.
Be of the same mind one toward another. Mind not high things,
but condescend to men of low estate. read more
Be of the same mind one toward another. Mind not high things,
but condescend to men of low estate. Be not wise in your own
conceits.
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.
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, 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.
Conceit may puff a man up, but never prop him up.
- John Ruskin,
Conceit may puff a man up, but never prop him up.
- John Ruskin,