Quotes About Vanity

His reward is the eternal fame that is both priceless and worthless

Pomposity and indignation grow in old age, like nostril hairs and earlobes.

The trouble with doing a thing for cosmetic reasons is that one always ends up with a cosmetic result, and cosmetic results, as we know from inspecting rich American women, are ludicrous, embarrassing and horrific.

Make-up covers a multitude of sins.

Self importance is self pride.

It is only when the mirror has not spoken to Chimpanzee in a plain language that it thinks it looks more better than the Gorilla

I used to care about how I looked. Now I don't care as much. Maybe it's because I'm so handsome.

O people who take pleasure in a life that will vanish, falling in love with a fading shadow is sheer stupidity

Remember that the most beautiful things in the world are the most useless; peacocks and lilies for instance.

Our dogs will love and admire the meanest of us, and feed our colossal vanity with their uncritical homage.

He who falls in love with himself will have no rivals.

The expression of vanity and self-love becomes less offensive, when it retains something of simplicity and frankness.

For days after death hair and fingernails continue to grow, but phone calls taper off.

I thought of Patrick and the multitude of certificates on the wall of his apartment, and wondered at the male need to display achievements, like a peacock permanently shimmering his tail.

Tis very little worth the while for us to pursue after honor in this world, where the greatest honor is but a bubble and will soon vanish away, and death will level all. Some have more stately houses than others, and some are in higher office than others, and some are richer than others and have higher seats in the meeting-house than others; but all graves are upon a level.

The white in her hair verged on silver-plate. The style was some cosmetologist's ode to meringue.

Vanity is a natural object of temptation to a woman.

'Tis an old maxim in the schools,That flattery's the food of fools;Yet now and then your men of witWill condescend to take a bit.

A lot of very beautiful women can be a pain because all they're thinking about is how they look.

Hay mujeres tan lindas que no se explica cómo no se desmayan al mirarse al espejo

algo que me ha llamado últimamente la atención: que haya tantos narradores que se crean preparados para escribir una novela; se sienten tan increíblemente preparados que en su inagotable vanidad están convencidos de que la harán y la harán muy bien

The real persuaders are our appetites, our fears and above all our vanity. The skillful propagandist stirs and coaches these internal persuaders.

It's much easier for me to imagine a praying murderer, a praying prostitute, than a vain person praying. Nothing is so at odds with prayer as vanity.

It is much easier for me to imagine a praying murderer, a praying prostitute, than a vain person praying. Nothing is so at odds with prayer as vanity.