Johann Kaspar Lavater Quotes

Egotism, pride, etc. must be given up.

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

Pride is a big thing that gets in the way of a lot of relationships.

Conceit is lovable and unconcealed ; vanity is supreme selfishness, usually hidden.

Vanity well fed is benevolent. Vanity hungry is spiteful.

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.

Conceit is thinking you're great; egotism is knowing 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.

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

Vanity is my favourite sin.

I have a lot of vanity.

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

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.

Narcissism is just self-confidence.

Vanity is not high on my list of priorities.

I'm vain.

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

In a vain man, the smallest spark may kindle into the greatest flame, because the materials are always prepared for it.

Your vanity and my vanity will never be friends.

Pride only, the chief of all iniquities, can make us treat gifts as if they were rightful attributes of our nature, and, while receiving benefits, rob our Benefactor of His due glory.

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.

In the midst of a world of light and love, of song and feast and dance, [Lucifer] could find nothing to think of more interesting than his own prestige.

Let us watch against PRIDE in every shapepride of intellect, pride of wealth, pride in our own goodness.

Oh lord, it's hard to be humble when your perfect in every way. I can't wait to look in the mirror, cause I get better looking each day.