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Quote by Max Beerbohm
To say that a man is vain means merely that he is pleased with the

To say that a man is vain means merely that he is pleased with the effect he produces on other people. A conceited man is satisfied with the effect he produces on himself. – Max Beerbohm

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We must stop talking about the American dream and start listening to the dreams of Americans. – Max Beerbohm

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Dreams
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As a teacher, as a propagandist, Mr. Shaw is no good at all, even in his own generation. But as a personality, he is immortal. – Max Beerbohm

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teacher
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She was one of those people who said I dont know anything about music, but I know what I like. – Max Beerbohm

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Pride that dines on vanity, sups on contempt. – Benjamin Franklin

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To this principle of vanity, which philosophers call a mean one, and which I do not, I owe a great part of the figure which I have made in life. – Lord Chesterfield

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Vanity is so secure in the heart of man that everyone wants to be admired: even I who write this, and you who read this. – Blaise Pascal

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Gray hairs are deaths blossoms. – English Proverb

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You laugh at me because I am different; I laugh because you are all the same. – Daniel Knode

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