01.15.06
Conceit Quotes
Conceit Quotes
Conceit is God’s gift to little men.
- Bruce Barton (1886-1967) US congressman, ad man (invented “Betty Crocker”)
Let nothing be done through selfish ambition or conceit, but in lowliness of mind, let each esteem others better than himself. Let each of you look out not only for his own interests but also for the interest of others.
- Bible - Philippians 2:3-4
Conceit is incompatible with understanding.
- Leo Nikolaevich Tolstoy (1828-1910), Russian writer
Conversation should be pleasant without scurrility, witty without affectation, free without indecency, learned without conceitedness, novel without falsehood.
- William Shakespeare
Winning isn’t everything. There should be no conceit in victory and no despair in defeat.
- Matt Busby
Since we live by the Spirit, let us keep in step with the Spirit. Let us not become conceited, provoking and envying one another.
- Bible - Galatians 5:25,26
