Ostentation Quotes

31 quotes by 28 authors

Fashion for the most part is nothing but the ostentation of riches. — John Locke
Speak properly, and in as few words as you can, but always plainly; for the end of speech is not ostentation, but to be understood. — William Penn
To conclude, therefore, let no man upon a weak conceit of sobriety or an ill-applied moderation think or maintain that a man can search too… — Francis Bacon
He loved possessions, not masses of them, but a select few that he did not part with. They gave a man self-respect. Not ostentation but… — Patricia Highsmith
Do you think it is a vain hope that one day man will find joy in noble deeds of light and mercy, rather than in… — Fyodor Dostoevsky
Professional standards, the standards of ambition and selfishness, are always sliding downward toward expense, ostentation, and mediocrity. They tend always to narrow the ground of… — Wendell Berry
When blessed with wealth, let them withdraw from the competition of vanity and be modest, retiring from ostentation, and not be the slaves of fashion. — William Wilberforce
In any country where talent and virtue produce no advancement, money will be the national god. Its inhabitants will either have to possess money or… — Denis Diderot
The charity that hastens to proclaim its good deeds, ceases to be charity, and is only pride and ostentation — Unknown Author
Rare qualities may sometimes be prerogatives without being advantages; and though a needless ostentation of ones excellencies may be more glorious, a modest concealment of… — Robert Boyle

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