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Conceit is an insuperable obstacle to all progress.
Conceit is an insuperable obstacle to all progress.
Conceit is God's gift to little men
Conceit is God's gift to little men
Conceit in weakest bodies strongest works.
Conceit in weakest bodies strongest works.
Faith, that's as well said as if I had said it myself.
Faith, that's as well said as if I had said it myself.
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.
Conceit, more rich in matter than in words,
Brags of his substance, not of ornament.
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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.
Conceit is incompatible with understanding
Conceit is incompatible with understanding
The world knows only two, that's Rome and I.
The world knows only two, that's Rome and I.
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?
