Conceit is God's gift to little men

Conceit is God's gift to little men

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.

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.

Conceit is an insuperable obstacle to all progress.

Conceit is an insuperable obstacle to all progress.

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 is incompatible with understanding

Conceit is incompatible with understanding

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,

The world knows only two, that's Rome and I.

The world knows only two, that's Rome and I.

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.