Conceit Quote by P.L. Travers Download Open image ““She sounds like you, Mary Poppins,' said Michael. 'So terribly pleased with herself!”” — P.L. Travers ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.1 out of 5 (8 ratings) Copy quoteShare Conceit Mary poppins Self-regard
“Issie couldn’t believe it. “She makes She Who Must Not Be Named look like Mary Poppins!” — Stacy Gregg Copy Share Image
“We are four worthy orphans with a no-nonsense nanny." Like Mary Poppins?" suggested the man, with a pleased look of recognition. Not one bit… — Lois Lowry Copy Share Image
“She opened her purse and began to pull out all sorts of things—her phone, a tablet, a cosmetics bag, tissue and headphones. Jesus, who… — Louise Bay Copy Share Image
“Her purse is like Mary Poppins's bag - it holds way more than should be possible.” — Tera Lynn Childs Copy Share Image
“Betsy liked to read her stories aloud and she read them like an actress. She made her voice low and thrillingly deep. She made… — Maud Hart Lovelace Copy Share Image
“I thought of that merry face, the flippant laughter, the female that did not care who approved. Perhaps because she had seen the ugliest… — Sarah J. Maas Copy Share Image
“She was more fun to compliment that anyone in the world - she'd smile and say "Gee thanks!" and look like you'd made her… — Elizabeth Winder Copy Share Image
“Mom, please don't use 'the happy voice.' It reminds me of the day Tinkles died." "Who was Tinkles?" Sue asked around a mouthful of… — Therisa Peimer Copy Share Image
“Simon snitched one of the cardboard coffee cups from Sandra's tray. "I love you guys," he said affably. "Have I told you that lately?… — M. Chandler Copy Share Image
“I’ve got nothing but the greatest respect for Mrs. Gogol,” said Granny. “A fine woman. But talks a bit too much. If I was… — Terry Pratchett Copy Share Image
“JACK You're quite perfect, Miss Fairfax. GWENDOLEN Oh! I hope I am not that. It would leave no room for developments, and I intend… — Oscar Wilde Copy Share Image
“She is so funny, stubborn and selfish; and that makes her so special.” — M.F. Moonzajer Copy Share Image
“And what's more, he'll go and live with his friend unless his friend is allowed to come in and live with him...His friend must… — P.L. Travers Copy Share Image
“He knew, the moment he opened his eyes, that something was wrong but he was not quite sure what it was.” — P.L. Travers Copy Share Image
“And when, at last, … I stood in London with ten pounds in my hand - five of which I promptly lost - the… — P.L. Travers Copy Share Image
“There was something strange and extraordinary about her – something that was frightening and at the same time most exciting.” — P.L. Travers Copy Share Image
“You said you were the King of the Castle – and you’re not, not by any means! But that’s the Dirty Rascal.” — P.L. Travers Copy Share Image
“the shape, tossed and bent under the wind, lifted the latch of the gate, and they could see that it belonged to a woman,… — P.L. Travers Copy Share Image
“Pooh, he’s a ninkypoop!” “How do you know?” asked Jane, very interested. “I know because I heard Daddy call him one this morning!” said… — P.L. Travers Copy Share Image
“That's coral!" she cried in astonishment. "We must be down in the deeps of the sea!" Well, wasn't that what you wanted?" said the… — P.L. Travers Copy Share Image
“The lambs in their arms were as smooth as mushrooms, the flock at their heels unruffled. And amid all that froth of fleece, white… — P.L. Travers Copy Share Image
“Bird and beast and stone and star—we are all one, all one——” murmured the Hamadryad, softly folding his hood about him as he himself… — P.L. Travers Copy Share Image
“A session of boasting won't attract any real friends. It will set you up on a pedestal, however, making you a clearer target.” — Richelle E. Goodrich Copy Share Image
Most of us think of pride as self-centeredness, conceit, boastfulness, arrogance, or haughtiness. All of these are elements of the sin, but the heart,… — Ezra Taft Benson Copy Share Image
Conceit is a sure sign of insecurity; humility denotes awareness. — Sivaya Subramuniyaswami Copy Share Image
Conceit is a weird disease - it makes everybody sick except the guy who has it. — James Dobson Copy Share Image
Be very slow to believe that you are wiser than all others; it is a fatal but common error. Where one has been saved… — Charles Caleb Colton Copy Share Image
History repeats the old conceits, the glib replies, the same defeats. — Elvis Costello Copy Share Image
Being carefree, you can fit in anywhere. If you’re not carefree you keep on bumping up against things. Your life becomes so narrow, so… — Tsoknyi Rinpoche Copy Share Image
This man, who for twenty-five years has been reading and writing about art, and in all that time has never understood anything about art,… — Anton Chekhov Copy Share Image
There is nothing like a good bit of pain for taking the conceit out of one. — Jane Welsh Carlyle Copy Share Image
If you want to conquer conceit, do not desire praise, laurels, nice garments, respect, favor, but like to be blamed and slandered by people. — Vladimir Aleksandrovich Antonov Copy Share Image
