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,

Conceit is incompatible with understanding

Conceit is incompatible with understanding

Conceit, more rich in matter than in words, brags of his substance: they are but beggars who can count their read more

Conceit, more rich in matter than in words, brags of his substance: they are but beggars who can count their worth.

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.

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.

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

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

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.

Conceit is an insuperable obstacle to all progress.

Conceit is an insuperable obstacle to all progress.