There is nothing so agonizing to the fine skin of vanity as the application of a rough truth. – Edward G. Bulwer-Lytton Category: Vanity
Ive never any pity for conceited people, because I think they carry their comfort about with them. – George Eliot Category: Vanity
Without this ridiculous vanity that takes the form of self-display, and is part of everything and everyone, we would see nothing, and nothing would exist. – Antonio Porchia, Voces, 1943, translated from Spanish by W.S. Merwin Category: Vanity
People say that if you find water rising up to your ankle, thats the time to do something about it, not when its around your neck. – Chinua Achebe Category: Time
Wealth is a tool of freedom, but the pursuit of wealth is the way to slavery. – Frank Herbert Category: Freedom
He took over anger to intimidate subordinates, and in time anger took over him. – Milan Kundera Category: Anger