That is the happiest conversation where there is no competition, no vanity, but a calm, quiet interchange of sentiments

Quote by Samuel Johnson

Topics: Vanity Quotes

By seeing London, I have seen as much of life as the world can show.

By seeing London, I have seen as much of life as the world can show.

Excellence in any department can be attained only by the labor of a lifetime; it...

Excellence in any department can be attained only by the labor of a lifetime; it...

There is no wisdom in useless and hopeless sorrow

There is no wisdom in useless and hopeless sorrow

Human benevolence is mingled with vanity, interest, or some other motive

Human benevolence is mingled with vanity, interest, or some other motive

Adversity has ever been considered the state in which a man most easily becomes acquainted...

Adversity has ever been considered the state in which a man most easily becomes acquainted...

We owe few of the rules of writing to the acuteness of critics, who have...

We owe few of the rules of writing to the acuteness of critics, who have...

Accustom your children constantly to this; if a thing happened at one window and they,...

Accustom your children constantly to this; if a thing happened at one window and they,...

Wine makes a man more pleased with himself; I do not say it makes him...

Wine makes a man more pleased with himself; I do not say it makes him...

To love one that is great, is almost to be great one's self.

To love one that is great, is almost to be great one's self.

Time quickly puts an end to artificial and accidental fame

Time quickly puts an end to artificial and accidental fame

Deviation from nature is deviation from happiness

Deviation from nature is deviation from happiness

Men more frequently require to be reminded than informed.

Men more frequently require to be reminded than informed.

This mournful truth is ev'rywhere confess'd,- Slow rises worth by poverty depress'd

This mournful truth is ev'rywhere confess'd,- Slow rises worth by poverty depress'd

The habit of looking on the bright side of every event is worth more than...

The habit of looking on the bright side of every event is worth more than...

Nudists are people who wear one-button suits

Nudists are people who wear one-button suits

A patriot is he whose public conduct is regulated by one single motive, the love...

A patriot is he whose public conduct is regulated by one single motive, the love...

Men know that women are an over-match for them, and therefore they choose the weakest...

Men know that women are an over-match for them, and therefore they choose the weakest...

I never desire to converse with a man who has written more than he has...

I never desire to converse with a man who has written more than he has...

Treating your adversary with respect is striking soft in battle.

Treating your adversary with respect is striking soft in battle.

A man is in general better pleased when he has a good dinner upon his...

A man is in general better pleased when he has a good dinner upon his...