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There are no grades of vanity, there are only grades of ability in

There are no grades of vanity, there are only grades of ability in concealing it. – Mark Twain, Notebook, 1898

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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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Nothing so soothes our vanity as a display of greater vanity in others; it make us vain, in fact, of our modesty. – Louis Kronenberger

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