Henry Taylor Quotes

One, I never get sick of talking about myself.

I really do not see much use in exalting the humble and meek; they do not remain humble and meek long when they are exalted.

Pride is at the bottom of a great many errors and corruptions, and even of many evil practices, which have a great show and appearance of humility.

There is no such flatterer as is a man's self.

All a man has is pride. Sometimes you have it so much it is a sin. We have all done things for pride that we knew were impossible. We didn't care. But a man must implement his pride with intelligence and care.

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

Talent is God-given; be humble. Fame is man-given; be thankful. Conceit is self-given; be careful.

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

You can get a bit 'head in the clouds' - well, I do - and full of myself if I stick in front of the camera for too long. I forget there is hard work that needs to be done.

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

Ambition is but avarice on stilts, and masked.

Vanity is my favourite sin.

The minute I get a big head and start acting like the big man on campus, it's all downhill from there.

There's a little more ego involved in these jobs than people might realize.

There's no point in success if you don't let it go to your head. That's what it's for.

Often times, the more power and prestige a person achieves, the more arrogant a person can become.

To boast of a performance which I cannot beat is merely stupid vanity. And if I can beat it that means there is nothing special about it. What has passed is already finished with. What I find more interesting is what is still to come.

I have a lot of vanity.

I am self-centred. I just adore myself.

Science is his forte, and omniscience his foible.

I sure am handsome. I can't lie. This is one handsome guy.

I stare at myself in the mirror and I think, 'Wow, I'm really great-looking.'... I think I'm the greatest, anyway.

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

The desire of excessive power caused the angels to fall; the desire of knowledge caused men to fall.

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