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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You cannot make a man by standing a sheep on its hind-legs. But by standing a flock of sheep in that position you can make a crowd of men. – Max Beerbohm

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It seems to be a law of nature that no man, unless he has some obvious physical deformity, ever is loth to sit for his portrait. – Max Beerbohm

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People who insist on telling their dreams are among the terrors of the breakfast table. – Max Beerbohm

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We speak little if not egged on by vanity. – François de la Rochefoucauld

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What makes the vanity of others insupportable is that it wounds our own. – François de la Rochefoucauld

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The only cure for vanity is laughter, and the only fault that is laughable is vanity. – Henri Bergson

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If vanity does not overthrow all our virtues, at least she makes them totter. – François de la Rochefoucauld

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