Vain Quotes

986 Vain quotes by 692 unique authors

Society is now really ruled by its own logos; say rather by a whole pantheon of its own hypostases and powers... we are beginning to… — Karl Barth
The idea of Kanye and vanity are like, synonymous. But I've put myself in a lot of places where a vain person wouldn't put themselves… — Kanye West
Man is always inclined to regard the small circle in which he lives as the center of the world and to make his particular, private… — Ernst Cassirer
If there is no free speech, every single life has lived in vain — Ai Weiwei
Don’t be vain because you happen to have talent. You are not responsible for that; it was not of your doing. What you do with… — Pablo Casals
And I never believed that the multitude / of dreams and many words were vain. — Li-Young Lee
My daughter's death will not be in vain! The young people of this country will not allow that to happen! — Darrell Scott
Rain which falls upon the sea is useless; so is food for one who is satiated; in vain is a gift for one who is… — Chanakya
In vain people busy themselves with finding any good of man's own in his will. For any mixture of the power of freewill that men… — John Calvin
Sacrifices are not in vain. At the end, everything will pay off. — Gabby Douglas
I can't let my mother's death have been in vain. Democracy is the best revenge, and we will have it. — Bilawal Bhutto Zardari
A design may be called organic when there is an harmonious organization of the parts within the whole, according to structure, material, and purpose. Within… — Unknown Author
The question eventually must be raised: Is it a criminal offense to take the name of the Lord in vain? When people curse their parents,… — Gary North
I never again want to see the face of a starving child or hear the weeping of a mother who has lost her son to… — Jehan Sadat
It is a vain thought to flee from the work that God appoints us, for the sake of finding a greater blessing, instead of seeking… — George Eliot
Vain are the beliefs and teachings that make man miserable, and false is the goodness that leads him into sorrow and despair, for it is… — Khalil
Nature does nothing in vain. Therefore, it is imperative for persons to act in accordance with their nature and develop their latent talents, in order… — Aristotle
Nor was I the only one struggling.To live an ordinary life, like any ordinary person, must have been the vain dream of countless others. — Sayo Masuda
You must love the crust of the earth on which you dwell more than the sweet crust of any bread or cake. You must be… — Henry David Thoreau
EVERY intention which does not assert itself by deeds is a vain intention, and the speech which expresses it is idle speech. It is action… — Eliphas Levi
Of the many messages found in the Hanukah story, the one that has always inspired me most is this: with a strong faith in the… — Ronald Reagan
All art preserves mysteries which aesthetic philosophers tackle in vain. — Anthony Burgess
Wherefore all theology, when separated from Christ, is not only vain and confused, but is also mad, deceitful, and spurious; for, though the philosophers sometimes… — John Calvin
Identification with one's office or title is very attractive indeed, which is precisely why so many men are nothing more than the decorum accorded to… — Carl Jung
In vain these economic royalists seek to hide behind the flag and the Constitution. In their blindness they forget what the flag and the Constitution… — Franklin D. Roosevelt

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