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Letter "V" » Vanity
«I loathe narcissism, but I approve of vanity»
«Nothing so soothes our vanity as a display of greater vanity in others; it make us vain, in fact, of our modesty.»
«It is neither wise nor brave to question God. It is the folly of a prideful heart»
«Men blush less for their crimes than for their weaknesses and vanity»
«I'm not the greatest; I'm the double greatest. Not only do I knock 'em out, I pick the round.»
«I observe that a very large portion of the human race does not believe in God and suffers no visible punishment in consequence. And if there were a God, I think it very unlikely that he would have such an uneasy vanity as to be offended by those who»
«Mine is better than ours.»
«I have hated them that regard lying vanities: but I trust in the Lord. (Psalms 31:6)»
«Nothing makes one so vain as being told one is a sinner. Conscience makes egotists of us all.»
Author: Oscar Wilde
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Critic,
Dramatist,
Novelist,
Poet)
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About:
Conscience,
Egotism,
Sin,
Vanity
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Keywords:
all,
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being,
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egotist,
egotists,
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makes,
nothing,
one,
sinner,
tell on,
The Telling,
told,
U.S.,
us,
vain
«In heaven I yearn for knowledge, account all else inanity; On earth I confess an itch for the praise of fools - that's vanity»