It is better that great peoples should seek out glory, or even vanity, in their deeds, than that they should remain indifferent. From LearnThat.org. [Magdeleine Sable, Source: the Marquise Sable's work is in Maxims and Various Thoughts (Maximes et pensTes diverses) 1678]
Thus, the label vanity -- which I did not invent, BTW. From Wordnik.com. [Philosophy at Ten Paces!] Reference
'It gets me into what they call vanity publishing. From Wordnik.com. [Longshot]
So, "Thriller" was just what you call a vanity video. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jun 29, 2009] Reference
Besides outright plagiarism, I think a lot of the problem is what I call vanity publishing. From Wordnik.com. ["news" via big sleep in Google Reader] Reference
But the story of how the best of us can undone and destroyed by our vanity is an old and important one. From Wordnik.com. [Lance Mannion:] Reference
I think it's a good sign that my vanity is resurfacing. From Wordnik.com. [Breakfast in Bed] Reference
What we call vanity, others in the world call self-confidence. From Wordnik.com. [Fatophobic Sex Scenes in The L Word] Reference
Rather, "let him not trust in vanity or he will be deceived," &c. From Wordnik.com. [Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible] Reference
Even the faucet in the Italian vanity is touch-free to conserve water. From Wordnik.com. [Fashionable Home in Denver, A Showcase of Luxury And Style] Reference
One of the troubles about vanity is that it grows with what it feeds on. From Wordnik.com. [Bertrand Russell - Nobel Lecture] Reference
We're vain -- though I maintain that vanity is merely extroverted insecurity. From Wordnik.com. [Wednesday pre-export lunacy] Reference
That "such reflections are not of a nature to inspire vanity," is true indeed. From Wordnik.com. [Memoirs, Correspondence and Poetical Remains of Jane Taylor] Reference
Biceps along with the pecs and abs are sometimes called vanity muscles because. From Wordnik.com. [We Blog A Lot] Reference
He's every bit as vain, and as with Sellers 'Clouseau, the vanity is defensive. From Wordnik.com. [Lance Mannion:] Reference
Those that practise iniquity trust in vanity, which will certainly deceive them, v. 4. From Wordnik.com. [Commentary on the Whole Bible Volume IV (Isaiah to Malachi)] Reference
Clouseau's wounded but triumphant vanity is the necessary point of every joke at his expense. From Wordnik.com. [Lance Mannion:] Reference
But when I thought about it later, I realized: this was not a lesson in vanity for WonderBaby. From Wordnik.com. [A Pox On Me | Her Bad Mother] Reference
Not as an exercise in vanity, but because they genuinely feel that the publishers have got it wrong. From Wordnik.com. [Self-Publishing] Reference
As much as I hate to admit it, vanity is getting me back on track more than anything else right now. From Wordnik.com. [Another Class Card « martinis & mantras] Reference
The mirror was too small for the vanity: the vanity is 5 feet long, and the mirror was 3 feet square. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2006-09-01] Reference
He hath not lift up his soul unto vanity, is expounded in the next words, nor sworn deceitfully, Ps. xxiv. From Wordnik.com. [Commentary on the Whole Bible Volume V (Matthew to John)] Reference
Hypocrites sow the wind and reap the whirlwind; they trust in vanity, and vanity will be their recompence. From Wordnik.com. [Commentary on the Whole Bible Volume V (Matthew to John)] Reference
Designed by Italian company Lacev-Mobilacev the Kult vanity is putting a contemporary spin on a classic design. From Wordnik.com. [Modern Wall-Mounted Bathroom Vanity Cabinets] Reference
Installing a modern bathroom vanity is a great way to remodel your bathroom, or resuscitate a boring bathroom design. From Wordnik.com. [Bathroom Vanity Inspiration : Stylish Contemporary Bathroom Vanities] Reference
In the European atmosphere she blossoms as a brilliant flower of luxury, revelling in vanity, pleasure, and selfishness. From Wordnik.com. [Nobel Prize in Literature 1930 - Presentation Speech] Reference
Find out at least let us find out, lord knows you will report the Clinton women issue in vanity fair which is all hearsay too. From Wordnik.com. [Clinton reviewing 'options' - but says superdelegates could shift] Reference
Devereux Forester's being ruined by his vanity is extremely good, but I wish you would not let him plunge into 'a vortex of dissipation. '. From Wordnik.com. [Jane Austen: Her Homes and Her Friends] Reference
She -- that is, her vanity -- was cut to the quick. From Wordnik.com. [The Conflict] Reference
What contributed to feed his vanity was his position as the son of the richest man in Millville. From Wordnik.com. [Brave and Bold The Fortunes of Robert Rushton] Reference
Personalized license plates, also known as vanity plates, have always been available with seven characters. From Wordnik.com. [West Seattle Blog...] Reference
It is said that nothing is now talked of in Siena but your vanity, which is the subject of universal ridicule. From Wordnik.com. [Lucretia Borgia According to Original Documents and Correspondence of Her Day] Reference
His vanity was his weak point, and nothing offended his vanity so much as to find any one as determined as himself. From Wordnik.com. [The Fifth Form at Saint Dominic's A School Story] Reference
This sort of book once fell into a particular publishing category called a vanity book -- it was not to be taken seriously. From Wordnik.com. [The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com] Reference
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