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conceit

«Pride and conceit were the original sins of man.»
Author: Alain Rene Lesage | About: Conceit, Pride, Sin | Keywords: conceit, conceits, Pride and
«Self-esteem is different than conceit. Conceit is the weirdest disease in the world. It makes everyone sick except the one who has it.»
«Talent is God given. Be humble. Fame is man-given. Be grateful. Conceit is self-given. Be careful.»
«There is a difference between conceit and confidence. Conceit is bragging about yourself. Confidence means you believe you can get the job done.»
«The delicate balance between modesty and conceit is popularity.»
Author: Max Beerbohm (Wit, Writer) | Keywords: conceit, modesty, popularity
«Self-conceit may lead to self destruction.»
Author: Aesop (Author, Fabulist) | Keywords: conceit, self-destruction
«Sometimes a neighbor whom we have disliked a lifetime for his arrogance and conceit lets fall a single commonplace remark that shows us another side, another man really; a man uncertain, puzzled and in the dark like ourselves»
«The rich man's wealth is his strong city, and as an high wall in his own conceit.»
Author: Bible | Keywords: conceit, rich man, wall in
«Therefore be on your guard against the Jews, knowing that wherever they have their synagogues, nothing is found but a den of devils in which sheer self-glory, conceit, lies, blasphemy, and defaming of God and men are practiced most maliciously and ve»
«The body is wild, and the mind is foolish. Practicing egotism, selfishness and conceit, your life is passing away.»

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