Quotes by Conceit The more any one speaks of himself, the less he likes to hear another talked of. Johann Kaspar Lavater conceit likes speak Those who set up a fictitious worship, merely worship and adore their own delirious fancies; indeed, they would never dare so to trifle with God, had they not previously fashioned him after their own childish conceits. John Calvin conceit fancy worship There's a big difference between confidence and conceit. Johnny Unitas conceit differences bigs There is a difference between conceit and confidence. Johnny Unitas bragging conceit differences Man believes himself always greater than he is, and is esteemed less than he is worth. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe conceit men believe Conceit is incompatible with understanding. Leo Tolstoy conceit conceited understanding conceit is the devil's horse, and reformers generally ride it when they are in a hurry. Margaret Deland conceit horse devil ... perhaps there is no conceit so arrogant as the conceit which follows a conviction of emancipation. Margaret Deland arrogant conceit conviction every generation has a conceit of itself which elevates it, in its own opinion, above that which comes after it. Margaret Oliphant conceit generations opinion There has never been a poet or orator who thought another better than himself. Marcus Tullius Cicero orators conceit poet Frivolity is inborn, conceit acquired by education. Marcus Tullius Cicero frivolity conceit philosophical A quaint conceit, don't you think? Mercedes Lackey quaint conceit thinking Thus when we fondly flatter our desires, Our best conceits do prove the greatest liars. Michael Drayton conceit desire liars The weakest spot in every man is where he thinks himself to be the wisest. Nathanael Emmons conceit men thinking Conceit is an outward manifestation of inferiority. Noel Coward manifestation inferiority conceit We would seldom be deceived by flattery, did our own conceit not promote the delusion. Norm MacDonald delusion flattery conceit The cynics were watchdogs terrifying malefactors. They tried to expose falseness and conceit. That's why their name is still spoken with a snarl. Petr Skrabanek falseness conceit names From my point of view, a great deal of openly expressed piety is insufferable conceit. Robert A. Heinlein point-of-view conceit views 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. Samuel Johnson atmosphere conceit vanity I take the greatest lesson from compassion - it takes away all the conceit out of my life. Sri Chinmoy conceit lessons compassion «123»