#vanity

Nothing so soothes our vanity as a display of greater vanity in others; it make us vain, in fact, of our modesty. ↗

— Louis Kronenberger

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The vanity of being known to be trusted with a secret is generally one of the chief motives to disclose it; for, however absurd it may be thought to boast an honour by an act which shows that it was conferred without merit, yet most men seem rather inclined to confess the want of virtue than of importance. ↗

— Samuel Johnson

#self-importance #trustworthiness #vanity #men

One altar forever is preserved, that whereon we burn incense to the supreme idol,--ourselves, our god is great, and money is his Prophet! We devastate nature in order to make sacrifice to him; we boast that we have conquered Matter and forget that it is matter that has forever enslaved us. ↗

— Okakura Kakuzo

#egotism #vanity #money

How much vanity must be concealed – not too effectively at that – in order to pretend that one is the personal object of a divine plan? ↗

— Christopher Hitchens

#vanity #religion

Lockhart'll sign anything if it stands still long enough. ↗

— J.K. Rowling

#vanity #secret

Vanity is becoming a nuisance, I can see why women give it up, eventually. But I'm not ready for that yet. ↗

— Margaret Atwood

#women #vanity

Nothing makes one so vain as being told that one is a sinner. ↗

— Oscar Wilde

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If I ever had any vanity, then I definitely lost it by being on television. ↗

— Clive Anderson

#being #definitely #ever #had #i

Vanity working on a weak head, produces every sort of mischief. ↗

— Jane Austen

#head #mischief #produces #sort #vanity

If I ever had any vanity, then I definitely lost it by being on television. It doesn't do you any favours in terms of showing you what you look like and what your emotions are. ↗

— Clive Anderson

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