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Pride and conceit were the original sins of man.
Pride and conceit were the original sins of man.
Conceit in weakest bodies strongest works.
Conceit in weakest bodies strongest works.
Always hold your head up but be careful to keep your nose at a friendly level.
Always hold your head up but be careful to keep your nose at a friendly level.
Conceit is bragging about yourself. Confidence means you believe you can get the job done.
Conceit is bragging about yourself. Confidence means you believe you can get the job done.
The world knows only two, that's Rome and I.
The world knows only two, that's Rome and I.
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.
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.
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.
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,
