Quotes about vanity
vanity longing
What is vanity but the longing to survive? Miguel de Unamuno
vanity virtue ifs
What fervent love of herself would Virtue excite if she could be seen! Marcus Tullius Cicero
vanity rude greed
The world has enough women who are tough; we need women who are tender. There are enough women who are coarse; we need women who are kind. There enough women are rude; we need women who are refined. We have enough women of fame and fortune; we need women of faith. We have enough greed; we need more goodness. We have enough vanity; we need more virtue. We have enough popularity; we need more purity.
vanity people morality
moral vanity is the snare of good people. Margaret Deland
vanity metrics drunkards
All you drunkards: Put down the intoxicating Vanity Metrics. Mark Twain
vanity grades ability
There are no grades of vanity; there are only grades of ability in concealing it.
vanity sin vain
Nothing makes one so vain as being told that one is a sinner. Oscar Wilde
vanity common-sense common
Vanity can easily overtake wisdom. It usually overtakes common sense. Julian Casablancas
vanity rags
Through your rags I see your vanity. Socrates
vanity sin my-favorite
Vanity is definitely my favorite sin. John Milton
vanity advice opinion
The vanity of being asked advice often makes us confirm the opinion of those that consult us. Norm MacDonald
vanity preserves
The knowledge of yourself will preserve you from vanity. Miguel de Cervantes
vanity handsome imagine
For let us women be never so ill-favored, I imagine that we are always delighted to hear ourselves called handsome.
vanity thee preserves
A knowledge of thyself will preserve thee from vanity.
vanity political killers
The unforgivable political sin is vanity; the killer diet is sour grapes. Neil Kinnock
vanity envy coins
Envy is the reverse side of a coin called vanity - Nobody is ever envious of others who is not first proud of himself. John Stott
vanity literature
There is something wrong about being photographed that has nothing to do with vanity. Nigella Lawson
vanity littles sells
The great always sell their society to the vanity of the little. Nicolas Chamfort
vanity tongue egotism
Egotism is the tongue of vanity.
vanity goal people
At my funeral, if one said, 'Nick was a generous person,' trust me I won't be doing cartwheels in my coffin. Recognition from people is never and never will be a goal. Some people strive for that respect or honor. Living a life to just reach for the position and status is vanity and sin. Nick Vujicic
vanity selfishness lovable
Conceit is lovable and unconcealed ; vanity is supreme selfishness, usually hidden. Myrtle Reed
vanity people details
It is personal vanity of the most flagrant type which intrudes itself, unasked, into other people's affairs. There are few of us who do not feel capable of ordering the daily lives of others, down to the most minute detail.
vanity guy looks
Vanity is something that will only get in the way of doing your best work, and ultimately if you're truly vain you care more about your work than how you look in your work. I actually consider myself a pretty vain guy when it comes to that. Philip Seymour Hoffman
vanity lovely married
My vanity is I'm terribly romantic! But being married is lovely. Matthew Macfadyen
vanity spiteful hungry
Vanity well fed is benevolent. Vanity hungry is spiteful. Mason Cooley
vanity giving liberality
That which is called liberality is frequently nothing more than the vanity of giving. Theodore Parker
vanity wish would-be
If I have one vanity wish, it would be to direct. It's the only thing I haven't done yet that I would like to. Theodore Bikel
vanity race hands
The only way not to worry about the race problem is to be doing something about it yourself. When you are, natural human vanity makes you feel that now the thing is in good hands. Margaret Halsey
vanity quests glory
I'm not motivated by vanity, glory or the quest for power. Michele Bachmann
vanity wealth virtue
Because handsomeness is always accompanied by vanity.And I suppose ugliness is accompanied by a wealth of virtues? Lisa Kleypas
vanity quality purpose
When a thing is bought not for its use but for its costliness, cheapness is no recommendation. As Sismondi remarks, the consequence of cheapening articles of vanity, is not that less is expended on such things, but that the buyers substitute for the cheapened article some other which is more costly, or a more elaborate quality of the same thing; and as the inferior quality answered the purpose of vanity equally well when it was equally expensive, a tax on the article is really paid by nobody: it is a creation of public revenue by which nobody loses. John Stuart Mill
vanity vices danger
Vanity, I am sensible, is my cardinal vice and cardinal folly; and I am in continual danger, when in company, of being led an ignis fatuus chase by it. John Adams
vanity earth way
Vanity is a vital aid to nature: completely and absolutely necessary to life. It is one of nature's ways to bind you to the earth. Elizabeth Smart