Constant Quote by Michel de Montaigne

Man (in good earnest) is a marvellous vain, fickle, and unstable subject, and on whom it is very hard to form any certain and…

— Michel de Montaigne

“Certainly man is a remarkably vain, variable, and elusive subject.10 It is hard to base any constant, uniform judgment upon him.”

— Michel de Montaigne

The full measure of a man is not to be found in the man himself, but in the colors and textures that come alive…

— Anonymous

A vain man is a nauseous creature: he is so full of himself that he has no room for anything else, be it never…

— William Penn

Men are found to be vainer on account of those qualities which they fondly believe they have than of those which they really have.

— Vincent Voiture

The nature of men and women - their essential nature - is so vile and despicable that if you were to portray a person…

— W. Somerset Maugham

A cultivated and decent man cannot be vain without setting a fearfully high standard for himself, and without despising and almost hating himself at…

— Anonymous

The essence of a man is found in his faults.

— Francis Picabia

“Man is the vainest of all creatures that have their being upon earth. As long as heaven vouchsafes him health and strength, he thinks…

— Homer

“I believe a man’s finest hour often comes when he is at his weakest. When he is broken, affronted and at a place of…

— Jason Versey

“For many men value appearances more than reality—thus they violate what’s right. Everyone’s prepared to sigh over some suffering man, though no sorrow really…

— Aeschylus

Never expect justice from a vain man; if he has the negative magnanimity not to disparage you, it is the most you can expect.

— Washington Allston