Vanity and pride are different things, though the words are often used synonymously. A person may be proud without being vain. Pride relates more to our opinion of ourselves; vanity, to what we would have others think of us. Jane Austen Read Quote
Nothing is more deceitful than the appearance of humility. It is often only carelessness of opinion, and sometimes an indirect boast. Jane Austen Read Quote
My idea of good company is the company of clever, well-informed people who have a great deal of conversation; that is what I call good company. Jane Austen Read Quote
For what do we live, but to make sport for our neighbors and laugh at them in our turn? Jane Austen Read Quote
There are people, who the more you do for them, the less they will do for themselves. Jane Austen Read Quote
