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But vanity, not love, has been my folly.
Jane Austen1775–1817Pride and Prejudice (1813), Volume II, Chapter XIIIIn context
- Love
But man, proud man,
Dressed in a little brief authority,
Most ignorant of what he’s most assured,
His glassy essence, like an angry ape
Plays such fantastic tricks before high heaven
As makes the angels weep
William Shakespeare1564–1616Measure for Measure (c. 1604), Act II, Scene II, spoken by IsabellaIn context
- Power
Vanity plays lurid tricks with our memory
Joseph Conrad1857–1924Lord Jim (1900), Chapter 41In context
The noble soul has reverence for itself.
Friedrich Nietzsche1844–1900Beyond Good and Evil (1886), Chapter IXIn context
- Character
Pride goeth before destruction, and an haughty spirit before a fall.
The Bible (King James Version)Proverbs 16:18 (KJV)In context
And whosoever shall exalt himself shall be abased; and he that shall humble himself shall be exalted.
Jesus7 BC–AD 30The Gospel of Matthew (1611), Matthew 23:12 (KJV)In context