Conceit is an outward manifestation of inferiority.

“The outward manifestation of greatness is that we excite devotion and love in our work.”

— Sravani Saha Nakhro

“Greatness comes from within. It’s the outward manifestation of your inner thoughts, character, and willingness to endure pain and suffering.”

— Brian Reese

“All expression comes from within outward, from the center to the surface, from a hidden source to outward manifestation. The study of expression as…

— Samuel Silas Curry

If a man thinks he is not conceited, he is very conceited indeed.

— Anonymous

The smaller the mind, the greater the ego.

— Tom Clancy

If you want to conquer conceit, do not desire praise, laurels, nice garments, respect, favor, but like to be blamed and slandered by people.

— Vladimir Aleksandrovich Antonov

There is nothing like a good bit of pain for taking the conceit out of one.

— Jane Welsh Carlyle

This man, who for twenty-five years has been reading and writing about art, and in all that time has never understood anything about art,…

— Anton Chekhov

Being carefree, you can fit in anywhere. If you’re not carefree you keep on bumping up against things. Your life becomes so narrow, so…

— Tsoknyi Rinpoche

History repeats the old conceits, the glib replies, the same defeats.

— Elvis Costello

Be very slow to believe that you are wiser than all others; it is a fatal but common error. Where one has been saved…

— Charles Caleb Colton

Conceit is a weird disease - it makes everybody sick except the guy who has it.

— James Dobson

Conceit is a sure sign of insecurity; humility denotes awareness.

— Sivaya Subramuniyaswami

Most of us think of pride as self-centeredness, conceit, boastfulness, arrogance, or haughtiness. All of these are elements of the sin, but the heart,…

— Ezra Taft Benson

“A session of boasting won't attract any real friends.  It will set you up on a pedestal, however, making you a clearer target.”

— Richelle E. Goodrich