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Whatever accomplishment you boast of in the world, there is someon

Whatever accomplishment you boast of in the world, there is someone better than you. – African Proverb

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See the man wise in his own conceit? There is more hope for a fool than for him. Proverbs 26:7 – Bible

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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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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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As individuals and as a nation, we now suffer from social narcissism. The beloved Echo of our ancestors, the virgin America, has been abandoned. We have fallen in love with our own image, with images of our making, which turn out to be images of ourselves. – Daniel J. Boorstin

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