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.

Conceit is God's gift to little men

Conceit is God's gift to little men

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

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.

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

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

Conceit is incompatible with understanding

Conceit is incompatible with understanding

Pride and conceit were the original sins of man.

Pride and conceit were the original sins of man.

Conceit in weakest bodies strongest works.

Conceit in weakest bodies strongest works.