“it is often nothing but our own vanity that decieves us”

“It is very often nothing but our own vanity that deceives us. Women fancy admiration means more than it does.And men take care that they should.”

“We must not be so ready to fancy ourselves intentionally injured. We must not expect a lively young man to be always so guarded and circumspect. It is very often nothing but our own vanity that deceives us. Women fancy admiration means more than it does.”

“Let us think often that our only business in this life is to please God. Perhaps all besides is but folly and vanity. ”

“Our vanity makes us exaggerate the importance of human life; the individual is nothing; Nature cares only for the species.”

“Vanity and pride are different things, though the words are often used synonymously. A person may be proud without being vain. Pride relates more to our opinion of ourselves, vanity to what we would have others think of us.”