Quote by Benjamin Franklin

I scarce ever heard or saw the introductory words, "Without vanity I may say," etc., but some vain thing immediately followed.

— Benjamin Franklin

Scarcely have I ever heard or read the introductory phrase, "I may say without vanity," but some striking and characteristic instance of vanity has…

— Benjamin Franklin

“When not prompted by vanity, we say little.”

— La Rochefoucauld

“But the vain man did not hear him. Vain men never hear anything but praise.”

— Antoine de Saint-Exupéry

“Vanity is an expressionless stylistic device.”

— sir kristian goldmund aumann

“Who says I’m vain?” “The comparison: your friend isn’t. But I’m sorry for her, vanity is a resource. If you’re vain you pay attention…

— Elena Ferrante

“And, lastly (I may as well confess it, since my denial of it will be believed by nobody), perhaps I shall a good deal…

— Benjamin Franklin

“Women may be vain, but when a man is vain, it is beyond believing, for a man is willing to die for his vanity.”

— Susan Sontag The Volcano Lover

“Vanity is so firmly anchored in man's heart that a soldier, a camp follower, a cook or a porter will boast and expect admirers,…

— Blaise Pascal

“You'll forgive the flowery talk, won't you? Our family does so love to be told they are beautiful. Vanity is an old and venerable…

— Catherynne M. Valente

There is perhaps no more obvious vanity than to write of it so vainly.

— Michel de Montaigne

“Vain men never hear anything but praise.”

— Antoine de Saint-Exupéry