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    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.

    by Bible Found in Conceit Quotes,
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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.

by William Shakespeare Found in: Conceit Quotes,
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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.

by Anthony Powell Found in: Conceit Quotes,
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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.

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Conceit is incompatible with understanding

Conceit is incompatible with understanding

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Whoe'er imagines prudence all his own,
Or deems that he hath powers to speak and judge
Such read more

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.

by Sophocles Found in: Conceit Quotes,
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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,

by John Ruskin Found in: Conceit Quotes,
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In men this blunder still you find,
All think their little set mankind.

In men this blunder still you find,
All think their little set mankind.

by Hannah More Found in: Conceit Quotes,
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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.

by Thomas Traherne Found in: Conceit Quotes,
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Pride and conceit were the original sins of man.

Pride and conceit were the original sins of man.

by Alain Rene Lesage Found in: Conceit Quotes,
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