“Conceit spoils the finest genius.”
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“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; even if it is, the consciousness of possessing and using it well should satisfy one, and the great charm of all power is modesty.”
“Nothing spoils a good party like a genius.”
“I try hard to hold fast to the truth that a full and thankful heart cannot entertain great conceits. When brimming with gratitude, one’s heartbeat must surely result in outgoing love, the finest emotion we can ever know.”
“If a man thinks he is not conceited, he is very conceited indeed.”
“But the conceited man did not hear him. Conceited people never hear anything but praise.”