Vain Quotes

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There will always be vain, obsessive people who want to own rare and extraordinary things whatever the cost; there will always be people for whom… — Susan Orlean
We conceal it from ourselves in vain - we must always love something. In those matters seemingly removed from love, the feeling is secretly to… — Blaise Pascal
To be a man's own fool is bad enough, but the vain man is everybody's. — William Penn
You can't cross the sea merely by standing and staring at the water. Don't let yourself indulge in vain wishes. — Laurence J. Peter
Beauties in vain their pretty eyes may roll; charms strike the sight, but merit wins the soul. — Alexander Pope
If we have not peace within ourselves, it is in vain to seek it from outward sources. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld
I have not written in vain if I have heretofore done anything towards diminishing the reputation of the Renaissance landscape painting. — John Ruskin
Men don't and can't live by exchanging articles, but by producing them. They don't live by trade, but by work. Give up that foolish and… — John Ruskin
Against stupidity the very gods themselves contend in vain. — Friedrich Schiller
When words are scarce they are seldom spent in vain. — William Shakespeare
I have been vain since birth. — Wallace Shawn
I have been vain since birth. I expected other people to like what I did, although my vanity has definitely diminished over the years. — Wallace Shawn
Concerning God, freewill and destiny: Of all that earth has been or yet may be, all that vain men imagine or believe, or hope can… — Percy Bysshe Shelley
In life there is nothing more unexpected and surprising than the arrivals and departures of pleasure. If we find it in one place today, it… — Alexander Smith
It may easily come to pass that a vain man may become proud and imagine himself pleasing to all when he is in reality a… — Baruch Spinoza
Failure saves lives. In the airline industry, every time a plane crashes the probability of the next crash is lowered by that. The Titanic saved… — Nassim Nicholas Taleb
How vain it is to sit down to write when you have not stood up to live. — Henry David Thoreau
It is vain for the coward to flee; death follows close behind; it is only by defying it that the brave escape. — Voltaire
A religious awakening which does not awaken the sleeper to love has roused him in vain. — Jessamyn West
The sexiest people are thinkers. Nobody's interested in somebody who's just vain with a hole in their head, talking about the latest thing - there… — Vivienne Westwood
Many have a vague idea that they must make some wonderful effort in order to gain the favor of God. But all self-dependence is vain.… — Ellen G. White
We must not indulge in unfavorable views of mankind, since by doing it we make bad men believe they are no worse than others, and… — Walter Winchell
Women have seldom sufficient employment to silence their feelings; a round of little cares, or vain pursuits frittering away all strength of mind and organs,… — Mary Wollstonecraft
As we get used to women in power, we are likely to discover that they behave much like powerful men - vain, entitled, always looking… — Hanna Rosin
One of the few good things about modern times: If you die horribly on television, you will not have died in vain. You will have… — Kurt Vonnegut

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