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    The common practice of keeping up appearances with society is a mere selfish struggle of the vain with the vain.

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And not a vanity is given in vain.

And not a vanity is given in vain.

by Alexander Pope Found in: Vanity Quotes,
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What is your sex's earliest, latest care,
Your heart's supreme ambition? To be fair.

What is your sex's earliest, latest care,
Your heart's supreme ambition? To be fair.

by Lord George Lyttleton Found in: Vanity Quotes,
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To say that a man is vain means merely that he is pleased with the effect he produces on other read more

To say that a man is vain means merely that he is pleased with the effect he produces on other people. A conceited man is satisfied with the effect he produces on himself.

by Max Beerbohm Found in: Vanity Quotes,
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Vanity and pride are different things, though the words are often used synonymously. A person may be proud without being read more

Vanity and pride are different things, though the words are often used synonymously. A person may be proud without being vain. Pride relates more to our opinion of ourselves, vanity to what we would have others think of us.

by Jane Austen Found in: Vanity Quotes,
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Know that it is good to work. Work with love, and think of liking it when you do it. It read more

Know that it is good to work. Work with love, and think of liking it when you do it. It is easy and interesting. It is a privilege. There is nothing hard about it but your anxious vanity and fear of failure.

by Brenda Ueland Found in: Vanity Quotes,
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Vanity as an impulse has without doubt been of far more benefit to civilization than modesty has ever been.

Vanity as an impulse has without doubt been of far more benefit to civilization than modesty has ever been.

by William E. Woodward Found in: Vanity Quotes,
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Self-love seems so often unrequited.

Self-love seems so often unrequited.

by Anthony Powell Found in: Vanity Quotes,
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If a person is to get the meaning of life he must learn to like the facts about himself -- read more

If a person is to get the meaning of life he must learn to like the facts about himself -- ugly as they may seem to his sentimental vanity -- before he can learn the truth behind the facts. And the truth is never ugly.

by Eugene O'neill Found in: Vanity Quotes,
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The surest cure for vanity is loneliness

The surest cure for vanity is loneliness

by Thomas Wolfe Found in: Vanity Quotes,
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