You have a great deal of yourself on the line, writing— your vanity is at stake. You discover a tricky thing about fiction writing; a certain amount of vanity is necessary to be able to do it all, but any vanity above that certain amount is lethal.
David Foster WallaceMots clés writing vanity fun ego the-nature-of-the-fun
He wil sooner lose his best friend, then his least jest.
Ben JonsonMots clés vanity
SONG OF DAWN
I saw the sun rise by accident.
It was a horrible sight.
Annoyed by its splendor, I sought refuge
in a moist pillow, and lay there, alone,
at the dawn of another day,
that brought me closer to another death,
pondering the vanity of my solitude,
the vanity of procrastination,
and the tiresome inevitability of waking up
again the same person.
It might still be possible to change,
but obstinately I remain the same,
hoping that others might take solace
in my consistency.
But perhaps they take no solace in it,
perhaps they too find it tedious.
Mots clés vanity regret desperation
The way you think about yourself determines your reality. You are not being hurt by the way people think about you. Many of those people are a reflection of how you think about yourself.
Shannon L. AlderMots clés women self-acceptance self-esteem confidence jealousy vanity self-hatred self-loathing competition envy self-love envious self-abuse jealous-woman male-ego jealous-women angry-men gossipers
I cried because I was so beautiful.
Victoria KannBut I feel vanity is a part of art and the non-vain are really non-artistic.
Barry WebsterMirror Mirror on the Wall,
Who's fairest of them all?
I'm Mona Lisa and She is plain,
But the truth is - we all are Vain.
The moment men begin to care more for education than for religion they begin to care more for ambition than for education. It is no longer a world in which the souls of all are equal before heaven, but a world in which the mind of each is bent on achieving unequal advantage over the other. There begins to be a mere vanity in being educated whether it be self-educated or merely state-educated. Education ought to be a searchlight given to a man to explore everything, but very specially the things most distant from himself. Education tends to be a spotlight; which is centered entirely on himself. Some improvement may be made by turning equally vivid and perhaps vulgar spotlights upon a large number of other people as well. But the only final cure is to turn off the limelight and let him realize the stars.
G.K. ChestertonMots clés education knowledge religion vanity pride scientism
Жената осъзна, че грехът на Ева не е бил в изяждането на ябълката. Грехът й е бил, че сама се е поддала на властта на мъжа, обръщайки се по гръб.
Мъжът до този момент я любел така, както виждал, че го правят овните, петлите и кучетата му. Но един ден жената се извъртяла, та му показала незащитения си корем, в който създавала живота. Като оставила съдбата си и съдбата на неродените от утробата й деца на волята на мъжа, жената престанала да му бъде равна.
И сторила този грях само и само да му види очите. Защото го обичала! И той да й види очите. Защото била суетна...
Gracious Providence, to whom I owe all my powers, why didst thou not withhold some of those blessings I possess, and substitute in their place a feeling of self-confidence and contentment?
Johann Wolfgang von GoetheMots clés contentment vanity self-confidence
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