The world tolerates conceit from those who are successful, but not from anybody else. John Blake
Conceit is God's gift to little men. Bruce Barton
The smaller the mind the greater the conceit. Aesop
Self-conceit may lead to self-destruction. Aesop
A celebrity is a person who works hard all his life to become well known, then wears dark glasses to avoid being recognized. Fred Allen
A sign of celebrity is that his name is often worth more than his services. Daniel J. Boorstin
Seeing wildlife is like seeing celebrities, only better. Tanja Andrews
Whosoever is delighted in solitude is either a wild beast or a god. Sir Francis Bacon
Live in the sunshine, swim the sea, drink the wild air. Ralph Waldo Emerson
You can't stay in your corner of the Forest waiting for others to come to you. You have to go to them sometimes.
There are two tragedies in life. One is not to get your heart's desire. The other is to get it. George Bernard Shaw
He who desires is always poor. Claudianus
Let your desires be ruled by reason. Cicero
Man is an animal which, alone among the animals, refuses to be satisfied by the fulfilment of animal desires. Alexander Graham Bell
The wise man will love; all others will desire. Afranius
Every improvement in communication makes the bore more terrible. Frank Moore Colby
There is something that is much more scarce, something rarer than ability. It is the ability to recognize ability. Robert Half
It is a great ability to be able to conceal one's ability. Francois de La Rochefoucauld
The less their ability, the more their conceit. Ahad HaAm
The freethinking of one age is the common sense of the next. Matthew Arnold
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