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    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.

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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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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.

by William Shakespeare Found in: Conceit Quotes,
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The world knows only two, that's Rome and I.

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

by Ben Jonson Found in: Conceit Quotes,
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Conceit is bragging about yourself. Confidence means you believe you can get the job done.

Conceit is bragging about yourself. Confidence means you believe you can get the job done.

by Johnny Unitas Found in: Conceit Quotes,
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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?

by Ralph Waldo Emerson Found in: Conceit Quotes,
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Conceit in weakest bodies strongest works.

Conceit in weakest bodies strongest works.

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These signs have marked me extraordinary,
And all the courses of my life do show
I am read more

These signs have marked me extraordinary,
And all the courses of my life do show
I am not in the roll of common men.

by William Shakespeare 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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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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