186 Quotations with Vain.
- 1. Marie Ebner von Eschenbach: We are so vain that we even care for the opinion of those we don't care for.
![We are so vain that we even care for the opinion of those we don't care for.. Marie Ebner von Eschenbach.](/img/view.gif)
- 2. Charlotte Bronte: It is in vain to say human beings ought to be satisfied with tranquillity: they ...
![It is in vain to say human beings ought to be satisfied with tranquillity: they .... Charlotte Bronte.](/img/view.gif)
- 3. Friedrich von Schiller: With stupidity the gods themselves struggle in vain.
![With stupidity the gods themselves struggle in vain.. Friedrich von Schiller.](/img/view.gif)
- 4. Friedrich Nietzsche: On the mountains of truth you can never climb in vain: either you will reach a p ...
![On the mountains of truth you can never climb in vain: either you will reach a p .... Friedrich Nietzsche.](/img/view.gif)
- 5. Henry David Thoreau: How vain it is to sit down to write when you have not stood up to live.
![How vain it is to sit down to write when you have not stood up to live.. Henry David Thoreau.](/img/view.gif)
- 6. Hindoo Maxim: He does not live in vain, who employs his wealth, his thought, his speech to adv ...
![He does not live in vain, who employs his wealth, his thought, his speech to adv .... Hindoo Maxim.](/img/view.gif)
- 7. Willmott: The vain man is generally a doubter. It is Newton who sees himself as child on t ...
![The vain man is generally a doubter. It is Newton who sees himself as child on t .... Willmott.](/img/view.gif)
- 8. Sir Francis Bacon: Praise from the common people is generally false, and rather follows the vain th ...
![Praise from the common people is generally false, and rather follows the vain th .... Sir Francis Bacon.](/img/view.gif)
- 9. Johnson: The real satisfaction which praise can afford, is when what is repeated aloud ag ...
![The real satisfaction which praise can afford, is when what is repeated aloud ag .... Johnson.](/img/view.gif)
- 10. Seneca: We are so vain as to set the highest value upon those things to which nature has ...
![We are so vain as to set the highest value upon those things to which nature has .... Seneca.](/img/view.gif)
- 11. Anatole France: The finest words in the world are only vain sounds if you cannot understand them ...
![The finest words in the world are only vain sounds if you cannot understand them .... Anatole France.](/img/view.gif)
- 12. Author Unknown: A little tact and wise management may often evade resistance, and carry a point, ...
![A little tact and wise management may often evade resistance, and carry a point, .... Author Unknown.](/img/view.gif)
- 13. Henry Van Dyke: Half of the secular unrest and dismal, profane sadness of modern society comes f ...
![Half of the secular unrest and dismal, profane sadness of modern society comes f .... Henry Van Dyke.](/img/view.gif)
- 14. Marie Egner von Eschenbach: We are so vain that we even care for the opinions of those we don't care for.
![We are so vain that we even care for the opinions of those we don't care for.. Marie Egner von Eschenbach.](/img/view.gif)
- 15. Ambrose Bierce: DECALOGUE, n. A series of commandments, ten in number -- just enough to permit a ...
![DECALOGUE, n. A series of commandments, ten in number -- just enough to permit a .... Ambrose Bierce.](/img/view.gif)
- 16. Ambrose Bierce: IMMODEST, adj. Having a strong sense of one's own merit, coupled with a feeble c ...
![IMMODEST, adj. Having a strong sense of one's own merit, coupled with a feeble c .... Ambrose Bierce.](/img/view.gif)
- 17. Ambrose Bierce: INSCRIPTION, n. Something written on another thing. Inscriptions are of many kin ...
![INSCRIPTION, n. Something written on another thing. Inscriptions are of many kin .... Ambrose Bierce.](/img/view.gif)
- 18. Ambrose Bierce: SIREN, n. One of several musical prodigies famous for a vain attempt to dissuade ...
![SIREN, n. One of several musical prodigies famous for a vain attempt to dissuade .... Ambrose Bierce.](/img/view.gif)
- 19. Ambrose Bierce: TARIFF, n. A scale of taxes on imports, designed to protect the domestic produce ...
![TARIFF, n. A scale of taxes on imports, designed to protect the domestic produce .... Ambrose Bierce.](/img/view.gif)
- 20. Ambrose Bierce: TENACITY, n. A certain quality of the human hand in its relation to the coin of ...
![TENACITY, n. A certain quality of the human hand in its relation to the coin of .... Ambrose Bierce.](/img/view.gif)
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