Conceit Quotes

183 quotes by 150 authors

No one can take from us the joy of the first becoming aware of something, the so-called discovery. But if we also demand the honor,… — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Lay aside all conceit Learn to read the book of Nature for yourself. Those who have succeeded best have followed for years some slim thread… — Louis Agassiz
Gratitude is of the very essence of worship. ... When you walk with gratitude, you do not walk with arrogance and conceit and egotism, you… — Gordon B. Hinckley
When he is pushed, tormented, defeated, he has a chance to learn something; ... he learns his ignorance, is cured of the insanity of conceit;… — Ralph Waldo Emerson
The less their ability, the more their conceit. — Ahad Ha'am
Conceit is incompatible with understanding. — Leo Tolstoy
Conceit in weakest bodies works the strongest. — William Shakespeare
Conceit, more rich in matter than in words, brags of his substance: they are but beggars who can count their worth. — William Shakespeare
I have always felt that the first duty of a writer was to ascend - to make flights, carrying others along if you can manage… — Elwyn Brooks White
For what are they all in their high conceit, When man in the bush with God may meet? — Ralph Waldo Emerson
Neither man nor woman can be worth anything until they have discovered that they are fools. wThis is the first step towards becoming either estimable… — William Lamb, 2nd Viscount Melbourne
Conceit is to nature what paint is to beauty; it is not only needless, but it impairs what it would improve. — Alexander Pope
Conceit is an insuperable obstacle to all progress. — Ellen Terry
The belief that we can manage the Earth and improve on Nature is probably the ultimate expression of human conceit, but it has deep roots… — Rene Dubos
The idea that human kind can shape the world according to wish is what I call the fatal conceit — Friedrich August von Hayek
Probably the only people left who think that economics deserves a Nobel Prize are economists. It confirms their conceit that they're doing 'science' rather than… — Robert J. Samuelson
I try hard to hold fast to the truth that a full and thankful heart cannot entertain great conceits. When brimming with gratitude, one's heartbeat… — Bill W.
There are two kinds of pride, both good and bad. 'Good pride' represents our dignity and self-respect. 'Bad pride' is the deadly sin of superiority… — John C. Maxwell
Above all, you must fight conceit, envy, and every kind of ill-feeling in your heart. — Abraham Cahan
Conceit is an outward manifestation of inferiority. — Noel Coward

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