Vain Quotes

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Thou wilt find rest from vain fancies if thou doest every act in life as though it were thy last. — Aristotle
Nature does nothing in vain. — Aristotle
Fame often makes a writer vain, but seldom makes him proud. — Wystan Hugh Auden
Vanity and pride are different things, though the words are often used synonymously. A person may be proud without being vain. Pride relates more to… — Jane Austen
Husbands and wives generally understand when opposition will be vain. — Jane Austen
Do not follow vain desires; for verily he who prospers is preserved from lust, greed and anger. — Abu Bakr
Men, women, and children who cannot live on gravity alone need something to satisfy their gayer, lighter moods and hours, and he who ministers to… — P T Barnum
The praise that comes from love does not make us vain, but more humble. — James M. Barrie
If we hope for what we are not likely to possess, we act and think in vain, and make life a greater dream and shadow… — Joseph Addison
To say that a man is vain means merely that he is pleased with the effect he produces on other people. — Max Beerbohm
I'm glad I haven't lived in vain. — Saul Bellow
You've got to have an ego as big as Mars to want to think that you, of all people, are better than anyone else to… — Jello Biafra
The man for whom time stretches out painfully is one waiting in vain, disappointed at not finding tomorrow already continuing yesterday. — Theodor Adorno
But he who dies in despair has lived his whole life in vain. — Theodor Adorno
And though all streams flow from a single course to cleanse the blood from polluted hand, they hasten on their course in vain. — Aeschylus
It is in vain to expect our prayers to be heard, if we do not strive as well as pray. — Aesop
I'm not the type of guy who enjoys one-night stands. It leaves me feeling very empty and cynical. It's not even fun sexually. I need… — Ben Affleck
I think the best actors are the most generous, the kindest, the greatest people and at their worst they are vain, greedy and insecure. — Kenneth Branagh
I buy smoked mackerel in a vain attempt at being healthy. I do actually really like it, and you don't have to cook it, which… — Jo Brand
No rules exist, and examples are simply life-savers answering the appeals of rules making vain attempts to exist. — Andre Breton

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