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Conceit Quotes

There is a difference between conceit and confidence Picture Quote #1

The first step in learning is the destruction of human conceit Picture Quote #1

Conceit is the finest armor that a man can wear. Upon its smooth, impenetrable surface the puny dagger-thrusts of spite and envy glance harmlessly aside. Without that breast-plate the sword of talent cannot force its way through the battle of life, for blows have to be borne as well as dealt Picture Quote #1

Glory is not a conceit. It is not a decoration for valor. Glory belongs to the act of being constant to something greater than yourself, to a cause, to your principles, to the people on whom you rely and who rely on you in return Picture Quote #1

Failure is instructive. The person who really thinks learns quite as much from his failures as from his successes. Genuine ignorance is profitable because it is likely to be accompanied by humility, curiosity, and open mindedness; whereas ability to repeat catch phrases, cant terms, familiar propositions, gives the conceit of learning and coats the mind with varnish waterproof to new ideas Picture Quote #1

Sometimes a neighbor whom we have disliked a lifetime for his arrogance and conceit lets fall a single commonplace remark that shows us another side, another man, really; a man uncertain, and puzzled, and in the dark like ourselves Picture Quote #1

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Above all, you must fight conceit, envy, and every kind of ill feeling in your heart Picture Quote #1

Vanity, indeed, is the very antidote to conceit; for while the former makes us all nerve to the opinion of others, the latter is perfectly satisfied with its opinion of itself Picture Quote #1

You have a good many little gifts and virtues, but there is no need of parading them, for conceit spoils the finest genius. There is not much danger that real talent or goodness will be overlooked long, and the great charm of all power is modesty Picture Quote #1

Conceit spoils the finest genius. There is not much danger that real talent or goodness will be overlooked long; even if it is, the consciousness of possessing and using it well should satisfy one, and the great charm of all power is modesty Picture Quote #1

Teach me, dear creature, how to think and speak; lay open to my Earthy - gross conceit, smother'd in errors, feeble, shallow, weak, the folded meaning of your words' deceit Picture Quote #1

Conceit, more rich in matter than in words, brags of his substance: They are but beggars who can count their worth Picture Quote #1

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But whether unripe years did want conceit, or he refused to take her figured proffer, the tender nibbler would not touch the bait, but smile and jest at every gentle offer Picture Quote #1

Whenever nature leaves a hole in a person's mind, she generally plasters it over with a thick coat of self conceit Picture Quote #1

Strong conceit, like a new principle, carries all easily with it, when yet above common sense Picture Quote #1

For what are they all in their high conceit, When man in the bush with God may meet? Picture Quote #1

There is a difference between conceit and confidence. Conceit is bragging about yourself. Confidence means you believe you can get the job done Picture Quote #1

Some who are far from atheists, may make themselves merry with that conceit of thousands of spirits dancing at once upon a needle’s point Picture Quote #1

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I thought at the time that I couldn’t be horrified anymore, or wounded. I suppose that’s a common conceit, that you’ve already been so damaged that damage itself, in its totality, makes you safe Picture Quote #1

Listen to me: everything you think you know, every relationship you’ve ever taken for granted, every plan or possibility you’ve ever hatched, every conceit or endeavor you’ve ever concocted, can be stripped from you in an instant. Sooner or later, it will happen. So prepare yourself. Be ready not to be ready. Be ready to be brought to your knees and beaten to dust. Because no stable foundation, no act of will, no force of cautious habit will save you from this fact: nothing is indestructible Picture Quote #1

The cynics were watchdogs terrifying malefactors. They tried to expose falseness and conceit. That’s why their name is still spoken with a snarl Picture Quote #1

Those who draw their sustenance from science are blessed. It is for me to only derive an occasional pleasure. This is nothing worthy of conceit, but I am indeed touched by the joys. This book is an ode to such joys, a digest of my collections from various sources Picture Quote #1

A certain amount of distrust is wholesome, but not so much of others as of ourselves; neither vanity not conceit can exist in the same atmosphere with it Picture Quote #1

It is impossible to understand the history of economic thought if one does not pay attention to the fact that economics as such is a challenge to the conceit of those in power Picture Quote #1

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In life, as on the stage, it’s not who I am but what I do that’s the measure of my worth and the secret of my success. All the rest is showiness, arrogance and conceit Picture Quote #1

No dogma taught by the present civilization seems to form so insuperable an obstacle in a way of a right understanding of the relations which culture sustains as to wilderness, as that which declares that the world was made especially for the uses of men. Every animal, plant, and crystal controverts it in the plainest terms. Yet it is taught from century to century as something ever new and precious, and in the resulting darkness the enormous conceit is allowed to go unchallenged Picture Quote #1

Contend not in wisdom with a fool, for thy sense maketh much of his conceit; And some errors never would have thriven, had it not been for learned refutation Picture Quote #1

Conceit is an insuperable obstacle to all progress. On the other hand, it is of little use to take criticism in a slavish spirit and to act on it without understanding it Picture Quote #1

There was never an angler who lived but that there was a fish capable of taking the conceit out of him Picture Quote #1

Conceit is the devil’s horse, and reformers generally ride it when they are in a hurry Picture Quote #1

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There is a difference between conceit and confidence (Conceit Quotes) The first step in learning is the destruction of human conceit (Conceit Quotes) Conceit is the finest armor that a man can wear. Upon its smooth, impenetrable surface the puny dagger-thrusts of spite and envy glance harmlessly aside. Without that breast-plate the sword of talent cannot force its way through the battle of life, for blows have to be borne as well as dealt (Conceit Quotes) Glory is not a conceit. It is not a decoration for valor. Glory belongs to the act of being constant to something greater than yourself, to a cause, to your principles, to the people on whom you rely and who rely on you in return (Conceit Quotes) Failure is instructive. The person who really thinks learns quite as much from his failures as from his successes. Genuine ignorance is profitable because it is likely to be accompanied by humility, curiosity, and open mindedness; whereas ability to repeat catch phrases, cant terms, familiar propositions, gives the conceit of learning and coats the mind with varnish waterproof to new ideas (Conceit Quotes) Sometimes a neighbor whom we have disliked a lifetime for his arrogance and conceit lets fall a single commonplace remark that shows us another side, another man, really; a man uncertain, and puzzled, and in the dark like ourselves (Conceit Quotes) Above all, you must fight conceit, envy, and every kind of ill feeling in your heart (Conceit Quotes) Vanity, indeed, is the very antidote to conceit; for while the former makes us all nerve to the opinion of others, the latter is perfectly satisfied with its opinion of itself (Conceit Quotes) You have a good many little gifts and virtues, but there is no need of parading them, for conceit spoils the finest genius. There is not much danger that real talent or goodness will be overlooked long, and the great charm of all power is modesty (Conceit Quotes) Conceit spoils the finest genius. There is not much danger that real talent or goodness will be overlooked long; even if it is, the consciousness of possessing and using it well should satisfy one, and the great charm of all power is modesty (Conceit Quotes) Teach me, dear creature, how to think and speak; lay open to my Earthy - gross conceit, smother'd in errors, feeble, shallow, weak, the folded meaning of your words' deceit (Conceit Quotes) Conceit, more rich in matter than in words, brags of his substance: They are but beggars who can count their worth (Conceit Quotes) But whether unripe years did want conceit, or he refused to take her figured proffer, the tender nibbler would not touch the bait, but smile and jest at every gentle offer (Conceit Quotes) Whenever nature leaves a hole in a person's mind, she generally plasters it over with a thick coat of self conceit (Conceit Quotes) Strong conceit, like a new principle, carries all easily with it, when yet above common sense (Conceit Quotes) For what are they all in their high conceit, When man in the bush with God may meet? (Conceit Quotes) There is a difference between conceit and confidence. Conceit is bragging about yourself. Confidence means you believe you can get the job done (Conceit Quotes) Some who are far from atheists, may make themselves merry with that conceit of thousands of spirits dancing at once upon a needle’s point (Conceit Quotes) I thought at the time that I couldn’t be horrified anymore, or wounded. I suppose that’s a common conceit, that you’ve already been so damaged that damage itself, in its totality, makes you safe (Conceit Quotes) Listen to me: everything you think you know, every relationship you’ve ever taken for granted, every plan or possibility you’ve ever hatched, every conceit or endeavor you’ve ever concocted, can be stripped from you in an instant. Sooner or later, it will happen. So prepare yourself. Be ready not to be ready. Be ready to be brought to your knees and beaten to dust. Because no stable foundation, no act of will, no force of cautious habit will save you from this fact: nothing is indestructible (Conceit Quotes) The cynics were watchdogs terrifying malefactors. They tried to expose falseness and conceit. That’s why their name is still spoken with a snarl (Conceit Quotes) Those who draw their sustenance from science are blessed. It is for me to only derive an occasional pleasure. This is nothing worthy of conceit, but I am indeed touched by the joys. This book is an ode to such joys, a digest of my collections from various sources (Conceit Quotes) A certain amount of distrust is wholesome, but not so much of others as of ourselves; neither vanity not conceit can exist in the same atmosphere with it (Conceit Quotes) It is impossible to understand the history of economic thought if one does not pay attention to the fact that economics as such is a challenge to the conceit of those in power (Conceit Quotes) In life, as on the stage, it’s not who I am but what I do that’s the measure of my worth and the secret of my success. All the rest is showiness, arrogance and conceit (Conceit Quotes) No dogma taught by the present civilization seems to form so insuperable an obstacle in a way of a right understanding of the relations which culture sustains as to wilderness, as that which declares that the world was made especially for the uses of men. Every animal, plant, and crystal controverts it in the plainest terms. Yet it is taught from century to century as something ever new and precious, and in the resulting darkness the enormous conceit is allowed to go unchallenged (Conceit Quotes) Contend not in wisdom with a fool, for thy sense maketh much of his conceit; And some errors never would have thriven, had it not been for learned refutation (Conceit Quotes) Conceit is an insuperable obstacle to all progress. On the other hand, it is of little use to take criticism in a slavish spirit and to act on it without understanding it (Conceit Quotes) There was never an angler who lived but that there was a fish capable of taking the conceit out of him (Conceit Quotes) Conceit is the devil’s horse, and reformers generally ride it when they are in a hurry (Conceit Quotes)

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