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The world knows only two, that's Rome and I.
The world knows only two, that's Rome and I.
Conceit in weakest bodies strongest works.
Conceit in weakest bodies strongest works.
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.
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.
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 sluggard is wiser in his own conceit than seven men that can
render a reason.
The sluggard is wiser in his own conceit than seven men that can
render a reason.
Be of the same mind one toward another. Mind not high things,
but condescend to men of low estate. read more
Be of the same mind one toward another. Mind not high things,
but condescend to men of low estate. Be not wise in your own
conceits.
Conceit is God's gift to little men
Conceit is God's gift to little men
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,