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Pride and conceit were the original sins of man.
Pride and conceit were the original sins of man.
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 God's gift to little men
Conceit is God's gift to little men
Conceit is an insuperable obstacle to all progress.
Conceit is an insuperable obstacle to all progress.
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.
Conceit is incompatible with understanding
Conceit is incompatible with understanding
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.
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.
