"Wearing spectacles makes men conceited, because spectacles raise……" — Johann Peter Eckermann
"Wearing spectacles makes men conceited, because spectacles raise them to a degree of sensual perfection which is far above the power of their own nature."
More Conceited Quotes
- An ostentatious man will rather relate a blunder or an absurdity he has committed, than be debarred from talking of… — Joseph Addison
- The smaller the mind the greater the conceit. — Aesop
- Self-conceit may lead to self destruction. — Aesop
- As individuals and as a nation, we now suffer from social narcissism. The beloved Echo of our ancestors, the virgin… — Daniel J. Boorstin
- Nobody can be kinder than the narcissist while you react to life in his own terms. — Elizabeth Bowen
- You have a good many little gifts and virtues, but there is no need of parading them, for conceit spoils… — Louisa May Alcott
- You can make more friends in two months by becoming interested in other people than you can in two years… — Dale Carnegie
- I don't at all like knowing what people say of me behind my back. It makes me far too conceited. — Oscar Wilde
- Brothers are a blessing for one thing. There is no possibility of any young lady getting unreasonably conceited if she… — Arthur Conan Doyle
- You are the only person on earth who can use your ability. — Zig Ziglar
- Married men are horribly tedious when they are good husbands, and abominably conceited when they are not. — Oscar Wilde
- It is so conceited and timid to be ashamed of one's mistakes. Of course they are mistakes. Go on to… — Brenda Ueland