Vanity Quotes - page 19

When women smoke, it is hard for them to quit because they are so worried about their weight; it's a vanity issue and a mindset. (Loni Anderson)
Our vanity is the constant enemy of our dignity. View quote
Sophie Swetchine
Vanity can apply to both insecurity and egotism. View quote
Taylor Swift
The happy story right now is the full page in Vanity Fair, which gives me a great deal of exposure. View quote
Jackie DeShannon
Flattery is counterfeit money which, but for vanity, would have no circulation. View quote
François de La Rochefoucauld
Most timidities have such secret compensations and Miss Bart was discerning enough to know that the inner vanity is generally in proportion to the outer self depreciation. View quote
Edith Wharton
Music is made one of Satan's most attractive agencies to ensnare souls; but, when turned to a good account, it is a blessing. When abused, it leads the unconsecrated to pride, vanity, and folly. View quote
Ellen G. White
I do not wish for my satisfaction the name of prophet. Generally that title is accompanied with such a burden, that if there is satisfaction for your vanity there is a check to it. View quote
Louis Riel
My vanity is not remotely physical, it is cerebral. I suppose feeling self-conscious might be a form of vanity, though. View quote
Richard Griffiths
False modesty is the refinement of vanity. It is a lie. View quote
Jean de La Bruyère
Discourtesy does not spring merely from one bad quality, but from several--from foolish vanity, from ignorance of what is due to others, from indolence, from stupidity, from distraction of thought, from contempt of others, from jealousy. (Jean de La Bruyère)
No matter what the circumstances, no man can completely escape from vanity. View quote
Shusaku Endo
The unforgivable political sin is vanity, the killer diet is sour grapes. View quote
Neil Kinnock
There is nothing so agonizing to the fine skin of vanity as the application of a rough truth. View quote
Edward Bulwer-Lytton
It is better in some respects to be admired by those with whom you live, than to be loved by them. And this is not on account of any gratification of vanity, but because admiration is so much more tolerant than love. View quote
Arthur Helps
Having an interest in clothes is a sign of vanity and English men don't like to be seen to be vain. That's what is so fantastic about this format, it gives men permission to take an interest in clothes and their appearance. And as a result their self-esteem goes up. View quote
Trinny Woodall
My pain threshold is quite high when it comes to vanity. View quote
Trinny Woodall
When God first created man, He endowed him with the spirit of goodness. As a result, men were born with wisdom .... they took the Name of God and .... were liberated from the bonds of life. God thought, 'This will not do.... In the end..... He mingled in profuse quantities of the spirit of materialism and that of vanity. Now the game of life went on with a swing! View quote
Sarada Devi
Mr Rudd's arrogance and vanity in wanting to lead the world in cutting CO2 emissions is really sickening. View quote
Nick Minchin
I wanted to have a water jet in my garden: Euler calculated the force of the wheels necessary to raise the water to a reservoir, from where it should fall back through channels, finally spurting out in Sans Souci. My mill was carried out geometrically and could not raise a mouthful of water closer than fifty paces from the reservoir. Vanity of vanities! Vanity of geometry! View quote
Frederick II of Prussia
What vanity needs for its satisfaction is glory, and it's easy to have glory without power. (Bertrand Russell)
Vanity is a motive of immense potency. View quote
Bertrand Russell
One of the troubles about vanity is that it grows with what it feeds on. The more you are talked about, the more you will wish to be talked about. View quote
Bertrand Russell
I observe that a very large portion of the human race does not believe in God and suffers no visible punishment in consequence. And if there were a God, I think it very unlikely that he would have such an uneasy vanity as to be offended by those who. View quote
Bertrand Russell
The act of love ... is a confession. Selfishness screams aloud, vanity shows off, or else true generosity reveals itself. View quote
Albert Camus