Vain Quotes

986 Vain quotes by 692 unique authors

Slumbering in every human being lies an infinity of possibilities, which one must not arouse in vain. For it is terrible when the whole man… — Elias Canetti
Without the Gospel everything is useless and vain. — John Calvin
Mingled vanity and pride appear in this, that when miserable men do seek after God, instead of ascending higher than themselves as they ought to… — John Calvin
Hereby we may understand that God, of His special grace, maketh the teachers of the gospel subject to the Cross, and to all kinds of… — Martin Luther
There is no grace more excellent than faith; no sin more execrable and abominable then unbelief. Faith is the saving grace and unbelief the damning… — John Flavel
Where, after all, do universal human rights begin? In small places, close to home - so close and so small that they cannot be seen… — Eleanor Roosevelt
If you remove the English army to-morrow and hoist the green flag over Dublin Castle, unless you set about the organisation of the Socialist Republic… — James Connolly
Ere many generations pass, our machinery will be driven by a power obtainable at any point in the universe. This idea is not novel...We find… — Nikola Tesla
An artist must believe in himself. Your belief is contagious. Others may say he is vain, but they are affected. — Tennessee Williams
Those who are inspired by a model other than Nature, labor in vain. — Leonardo da Vinci
Words are as recalcitrant as circus animals, and the unskilled trainer can crack his whip at them in vain. — Gerald Brenan
Christianity, democracy, science, education, wealth, and the cumulative inheritance of a thousand years, have not preserved us from the vain repetition of history. — Ralph Adams Cram
A Christian man is on his guard with respect to those who philosophize according to the elements of this world, not according to God, by… — Saint Augustine
Worthless is the charity of the man who bestows it unwillingly, because material charity is not his, but God's gift, while only the disposition of… — John of Kronstadt
... do not listen to vain and empty talk, in which the majority of world-loving people spend their time, and do not take pleasure in… — Lorenzo Scupoli
... the Apostle says, 'he that says he abides in Christ ought himself also to walk as He walked' (I Jn. 2:6). Otherwise we make… — Pope Leo I
As long as we cling to the superstition that we must look to government for money supply, instead of requiring it to look to us,… — E.C. Riegel
Call it not vain: they do not err Who say that when the poet dies Mute Nature mourns her worshipper, And celebrates his obsequies. — Walter Scott
Fear is the dream killer, the silent voice that pushes us to lose our passion in a vain attempt to seek safety. — Seth Godin
It is the Spirit alone that can mortify sin; he is promised to do it, and all other means without him are empty and vain.… — John Owen
Sometimes I'm haunted by the thought that we only have one life and we live it provisionally, waiting in vain for the day that our… — Ignazio Silone
Let us all agree to die a little, or even completely so that African unity may not be a vain word — Ahmed Ben Bella
A glamorous life is quite different to a life of luxury. I don’t need luxury. For years, I was practically broke but I was still… — Lady Gaga
I am vain. I think vanity is a good thing. It's done more good things for me than it has not. — Matthew McConaughey
The whole point of being an actor is to get satisfaction out of a role -- unless you're just vain about celebrity. You're always looking… — Jonny Lee Miller

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