Josh Billings Quotes

Egotism is the tongue of vanity.

Vanity is but the surface.

For, to conceited men, all other men are admirers.

The vain man makes a merit of misfortune, and triumphs in his disgrace.

Most people dislike vanity in others, whatever share they have of it themselves.

If vanity does not entirely overthrow the virtues, at least it makes them all totter.

I never saw movies I was in because my mom told me that would be prideful, being stuck on yourself.

Showing off is the fool's idea of glory.

I loathe narcissism, but I approve of vanity.

Vanity working on a weak head, produces every sort of mischief.

Vanity can apply to both insecurity and egotism.

Bragging just sounds good, man.

In the midst of a world of light and love, of song and feast and dance, [Lucifer] could find nothing to think of more interesting than his own prestige.

Conceit is lovable and unconcealed ; vanity is supreme selfishness, usually hidden.

men are so conceited they’ll believe anything that flatters them

Vanity is something that will only get in the way of doing your best work, and ultimately if you're truly vain you care more about your work than how you look in your work. I actually consider myself a pretty vain guy when it comes to that.

Self-consciousness is really a form of egotism.

Any time you talk about your own stuff you sound self-aggrandising.

There are two kinds of egotists: Those who admit it, and the rest of us.

Fondly we think we honor merit then, When we but praise ourselves in other men.

There is perhaps no more obvious vanity than to write of it so vainly.

People may flatter themselves just as much by thinking that their faults are always present to other people's minds, as if they believe that the world is always contemplating their individual charms and virtues.

An egotist is a person of low taste - more interested in himself than in me.

People that are conceited of their own merit take pride in being unfortunate, that themselves and others may think them considerable enough to be the envy and the mark of fortune.

Frankly, it's embarrassing to have a house filled with giant portraits of yourself.