Jean-Jacques Rousseau Quotes

I'm vain.

I loathe narcissism, but I approve of vanity.

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

I have a lot of vanity.

I'm too conceited for therapy.

If you see a man who is so obviously impressed with his own appearance, then you wonder what his priorities are.

I mean, I don't like anyone who likes themselves too much.

I have been vain since birth.

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

The silent killer of all great men and women of achievement - particularly men, I don't know why, maybe it's the testosterone - I think it's narcissism. Even more than hubris. And for women, too. Narcissism is the killer.

Vanity can apply to both insecurity and egotism.

I never want to be that person again, that Vanity.

Conceit is vanity driven from all other shifts, and forced to appeal to itself for admiration.

There is no folly of which a man who is not a fool cannot get rid except vanity; of this nothing cures a man except experience of its bad consequences, if indeed anything can cure it.

All I ask of Life is a constant and exaggerated sense of my own importance.

There's no such thing as intelligent vanity. It's an instinct. And you'll never find a man who is not first and foremost vain.

One, I never get sick of talking about myself.

We often fancy that we suffer from ingratitude, while in reality we suffer from self-love.

I've always been a narcissist.

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.

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

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

Vanity is but the surface.

Vanity is my favourite sin.

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