"With me it's the whole thing, it's the……" — James Laughlin
"With me it's the whole thing, it's the conceit, the idea, what the poem is saying. And it goes on just as long as is necessary to say what needs to be said."
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James Laughlin
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The delicate balance between modesty and conceit is popularity.
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The smaller the mind the greater the conceit.
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Self-conceit may lead to self destruction.
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— Willa Cather
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Frivolity is inborn, conceit acquired by education.
— Marcus Tullius Cicero
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Often Satan injects pride into the believer's spirit, evoking in him an attitude of self-importance and of self-conceit. He causes…
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Conceit is a sure sign of insecurity; humility denotes awareness.
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When strong, avoid them. If of high morale, depress them. Seem humble to fill them with conceit. If at ease,…
— Sun Tzu
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The first sin in our universe was Lucifer's self conceit.
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