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He who boasts of his accomplishments will heap ridicule.
He who boasts of his accomplishments will heap ridicule.
The world knows only two, that's Rome and I.
The world knows only two, that's Rome and I.
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.
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.
I've never any pity for conceited people, because I think they
carry their comfort about with them.
I've never any pity for conceited people, because I think they
carry their comfort about with them.
Conceit is God's gift to little men
Conceit is God's gift to little men
The sluggard is wiser in his own conceit than seven men that can
render a reason.
The sluggard is wiser in his own conceit than seven men that can
render a reason.
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.