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Letter "C" » conceit
«The world tolerates conceit from those who are successful, but not from anybody else»
Author: John Blake
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«The smaller the mind the greater the conceit»
«The sluggard is wiser in his own conceit than seven men that can render a reason.»
«Woman's dearest delight is to wound Man's self-conceit, though Man's dearest delight is to gratify hers»
Author: George Bernard Shaw
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«Whenever nature leaves a hole in a person's mind, she generally plasters it over with a thick coat of self-conceit.»
«Without God, how can I find peace? There is nowhere else to go. Those who have tasted the sublime essence of His Love, remain satisfied and fulfilled. They renounce their selfishness and conceit, and they pray, God, please attach me to the hem of Your robe. Those whom the Husband Lord has united with Himself, shall not be separated from Him again.»
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