Pope Francis Quotes

Nothing ages as poorly as a beautiful woman's ego.

The pursuit of beauty is much more dangerous nonsense than the pursuit of truth or goodness, because it affords a stronger temptation to the ego.

Vanity is but the surface.

The desire to seem clever often keeps us from being so.

Look on beauty, and you shall see 'tis purchased by the weight; which therein works a miracle in Nature, making them lightest that wear most of it: so are those crisped snaky golden locks which make such wanton gambols with the wind upon supposed fairness, often known to be the dowry of a second head, the skull that bred them in the sepulchre.

She that paints her Face, thinks of her Tail.

There are no grades of vanity; there are only grades of ability in concealing it.

There's a deceptive sin that can keep us from walking in love: pride. It's deceptive because when you have pride, you're usually too proud to admit it. I know this because I used to have teachings on pride and they didn't sell well.

Whoever thinks that he alone has speech, or possesses speech or mind above others, when unfolded such men are seen to be empty.

Beauty is only skin deep, and the world is full of thin skinned people.

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.

I don't dare to think my paintings are great. I can't understand the arrogance of someone saying, 'I have created a big, important work.'

Too much self-centered attitude, you see, brings, you see, isolation. Result: loneliness, fear, anger. The extreme self-centered attitude is the source of suffering.

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

Beauty and folly are old companions.

I forgive all personal weaknesses except egomania and pretension.

Who seems most hideous when adorned the most.

Vanity can create a very cruel space for you if you don't know how to manage it.

One may be humble out of pride.

Vanity is the quicksand of reason.

To be a man's own fool is bad enough, but the vain man is everybody's.

Fashion is the science of appearance, and it inspires one with the desire to seem rather than to be.

Glory, built on selfish principles, is shame and guilt.

Pride is a sin that can readily be seen in others but is rarely admitted in ourselves.

I always say beauty is only sin deep.