Charles Caleb Colton Quotes

Where talent is a dwarf, self-esteem is a giant.

We can bear to be deprived of everything but our self-conceit.

Every one thinks highly of his own

Never underestimate a man who overestimates himself.

Whenever you get one inch above the ground in your own esteem, you are that inch too high!

Provided a man is not mad, he can be cured of every folly but vanity; there is no cure for this but experience, if indeed there is any cure for it at all.

Let pride go afore, shame will follow after.

There is a difference between conceit and confidence.

There is this paradox in pride - it makes some men ridiculous, but prevents others from becoming so.

Vanity may be likened to the smooth-skinned and velvet-footed mouse, nibbling about forever in expectation of a crumb; while self-esteem is too apt to take the likeness of the huge butcher's dog, who carries off your steaks, and growls at you as be goes.

Pride is over-estimation of oneself by reason of self-love.

Vanity is a confounded donkey, very apt to put his head between his legs, and chuck us over; but pride is a fine horse, that will carry us over the ground, and enable us to distance our fellow-travelers.

Vanity is a static thing. It puts it faith in what it has, and is easily wounded. Pride is active, and satisfied only with what it can do, hence accustomed not to feel small stings.

Self-approval is a dangerous state of mind.

The ultimate high: A man's abilities equaling his opinion of'em.

Vanity is great motivation, to be fair.

Anyone who thinks they're indispensible is fooling themselves.

Clearly I've got an ego.

Mastery passes often for egotism.

No poet or orator has ever existed who believed there was any better than himself.

Vanity can easily overtake wisdom. It usually overtakes common sense.

In general, pride is at the bottom of all great mistakes.

Egotism: The art of seeing in yourself what others cannot see.

I think I'm cool. That's all that matters.

Bonfire of the Vanities: The lesson of that book is, never start believing your own press.