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Vanity Quotes by Eric Hoffer
- Naivete in grownups is often charming; but when coupled with vanity it is indistinguishable from stupidity.
- The hardest thing to cope with is not selfishness or vanity or deceitfulness, but sheer stupidity.
- The real persuaders are our appetites, our fears and above all our vanity. The skillful propagandist stirs and coaches these internal persuaders.
- The burning conviction that we have a holy duty towards others is often a way of attaching our drowning selves to a passing raft. What…
- We probably have a greater love for those we support than for those who support us. Our vanity carries more weight than our self-interest.
- There is no doubt that in exchanging a self-centered for a selfless life we gain enormously in self-esteem. The vanity of the selfless, even those…
More Vanity Quotes
- They who prosper take on airs of vanity. — Aeschylus
- The herd seek out the great, not for their sake but for their influence; and the great welcome them out of vanity… — Napoleon Bonaparte
- In the stress of modern life, how little room is left for that most comfortable vanity that whispers in our ears that… — Agnes Repplier
- Vanity, shame, and above all disposition, often make men brave and women chaste. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld
- Flattery is a base coin which is current only through our vanity. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld
- Vanity is a static thing. It puts it faith in what it has, and is easily wounded. Pride is active, and satisfied… — Jacques Barzun
- He who denies his own vanity usually possesses it in so brutal a form that he instinctively shuts his eyes to avoid… — Friedrich Nietzsche
- Man habitually sacrifices his life to his purse, but he sacrifices his purse to his vanity. — Miguel de Unamuno