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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, not of ornament.
They are read more
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.
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.
Had we not loved ourselves at all, we could never have been obliged to love anything. So that self-love is read more
Had we not loved ourselves at all, we could never have been obliged to love anything. So that self-love is the basis of all love.
Pride and conceit were the original sins of man.
Pride and conceit were the original sins of man.
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.
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?
The world knows only two, that's Rome and I.
The world knows only two, that's Rome and I.
Seest thou a man wise in his own conceit? There is more hope of
a fool than of him.
Seest thou a man wise in his own conceit? There is more hope of
a fool than of him.