We say little, when vanity does not make us speak.
We say little, when vanity does not make us speak.
Vanity makes us do more things against inclination than reason.
Flattery is counterfeit money which, but for vanity, would have no circulation.
When not prompted by vanity, we say little.
What makes the pain we feel from shame and jealousy so cutting is that vanity can give us no assistance in bearing them.
What we call generosity is for the most part only the vanity of giving; and we exercise it because we are more fond of that vanity than of the thing we give.
Funeral pomp is more for the vanity of the living than for the honor of the dead.
Pride does not wish to owe and vanity does not wish to pay.
What is called generosity is usually only the vanity of giving; we enjoy the vanity more than the thing given.
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