Vanity Quotes

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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
Vanity working on a weak head, produces every sort of mischief. — Jane Austen
I'm not motivated by vanity, glory or the quest for power. — Michele Bachmann
The herd seek out the great, not for their sake but for their influence; and the great welcome them out of vanity or need. — Napoleon Bonaparte
Magnanimous people have no vanity, they have no jealousy, and they feed on the true and the solid wherever they find it. And, what is… — Van Wyck Brooks
Men blush less for their crimes than for their weaknesses and vanity. — Jean de la Bruyere
The truest characters of ignorance are vanity and pride and arrogance. — Samuel Butler
The man of life upright has a guiltless heart, free from all dishonest deeds or thought of vanity. — Thomas Carlyle
I'm not the greatest; I'm the double greatest. Not only do I knock 'em out, I pick the round. — Muhammad Ali
The greatest thing that prepared me for editing 'Vanity Fair' was having four kids because you just learn to subjugate your ego with the greater… — Graydon Carter
Vanity can easily overtake wisdom. It usually overtakes common sense. — Julian Casablancas
The knowledge of yourself will preserve you from vanity. — Miguel de Cervantes
Men are rather reasoning than reasonable animals for the most part governed by the impulse of passion. This is a truth well understood by our… — Alexander Hamilton
The object of geometry in all its measuring and computing, is to ascertain with exactness the plan of the great Geometer, to penetrate the veil… — Benjamin Peirce
There are a thousand flowers blossoming in spring, The magical light of the full moon in autumn; There is a breeze in summer, And snow… — Wumen Huikai
Humility counts for much, but it may be that vanity does not dispossess that admirable quality. — Walter J. Phillips
What helps luck is a habit of watching for opportunities, of having a patient but restless mind, of sacrificing one's ease or vanity, or uniting… — Victor Cherbuliez
A man's vanity tells him what is honor, a man's conscience what is justice. — Walter Savage Landor
In the stress of modern life, how little room is left for that most comfortable vanity that whispers in our ears that failures are not… — Agnes Repplier
Naivete in grownups is often charming; but when coupled with vanity it is indistinguishable from stupidity. — Eric Hoffer

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