Ostentation Quotes ( 1 - 7 of 7 )
Pride is the master sin of the devil, and the devil is the father of lies.
Pride is the master sin of the devil, and the devil is the father of lies.
Whatever is done without ostentation, and without the people being witnesses of it, is, in my opinion, most praiseworthy: not read more
Whatever is done without ostentation, and without the people being witnesses of it, is, in my opinion, most praiseworthy: not that the public eye should be entirely avoided, for good actions desire to be placed in the light; but notwithstanding this, the greatest theater for virtue is conscience.
Do what good thou canst unknown, and be not vain of what ought rather to be felt than seen.
Do what good thou canst unknown, and be not vain of what ought rather to be felt than seen.
Talent, like beauty, to be pardoned, must be obscure and unostentatious.
Talent, like beauty, to be pardoned, must be obscure and unostentatious.
The charity that hastens to proclaim its good deeds, ceases to be charity, and is only pride and ostentation.
The charity that hastens to proclaim its good deeds, ceases to be charity, and is only pride and ostentation.
That which is given with pride and ostentation is rather an ambition than a bounty.
That which is given with pride and ostentation is rather an ambition than a bounty.
Ostentation is the signal flag of hypocrisy.
Ostentation is the signal flag of hypocrisy.
