Vanity Quotes

840 quotes by 536 authors

What is the vanity of the vainest man compared with the vanity which the most modest possesses when, in the midst of nature and the… — Friedrich Nietzsche
Most people dislike vanity in others, whatever share they have of it themselves; but I give it fair quarter, wherever I meet with it, being… — Benjamin Franklin
They say that hens do cackle loudest when there is nothing vital in the eggs they have laid. — Ambrose Bierce
There is nothing so agonizing to the fine skin of vanity as the application of a rough truth. — Edward Bulwer-Lytton, 1st Baron Lytton
Possibly, more people kill themselves and others out of hurt vanity than out of envy, jealousy, malice or desire for revenge. — Iris Murdoch
Man that is of woman born is apt to be as vain has his mother. — Robert Frost
It is vanity to desire a long life and to take no heed of a good life. — Thomas a Kempis
In judging our progress as individuals we tend to concentrate on external factors such as one's social position, influence and popularity, wealth and standard of… — Nelson Mandela
What is called liberality is often merely the vanity of giving. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld
There are flood and drought over the eyes and in the mouth, dead water and dead sand contending for the upper hand. The parched eviscerate… — Thomas Stearns Eliot
Large parties given to very young children... foster the passions of vanity and envy, and produce a love of dress and display which is very… — Susanna Moodie
The huge egos of great chess players are legendary. Psychologists have been amazed by their vanity, have studied it, and anecdotes concerning it are abundant.… — Israel Albert Horowitz
I don't need glasses, but I've just reached the age where curiosity is greater than vanity. — Red Skelton
My vanity is I'm terribly romantic! But being married is lovely. — Matthew Macfadyen
I've learned: When you get older, who cares? I don't mince words, I don't hold back. What are you gonna do to me? Fire me?… — Joan Rivers
Every actress has to face the facts there are younger, more beautiful girls right behind you. Once you've gone beyond the vanity of the business,… — Jean Simmons
When we stay close to the wisdom of our knowing, seeking solutions to our problems in the sanctuary of the heart and not in the… — Marianne Williamson
I don't really lift weights. It's kind of a vanity thing that I don't get into. — Jeremy London
Satan is attacking the great institutions of America, using those great vices of pride, vanity, and sensuality as the root to attack all of the… — Rick Santorum
The idea of Kanye and vanity are like, synonymous. — Kanye West

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