“The vanities of all others may gradually die out, but the vanity of a saint regarding his sainthood is hard indeed to wear away.”

“Quomodo sedet sola civitas. Vanity of vanities, all is vanity.”

“All is vanity, you know, ALL in the long run is but vanity and vexation of spirit.”

“The vanity of others runs counter to our taste only when it runs counter to our vanity.”

“Vanity dies hard; in some obstinate cases it outlives the man.”

“It seems to me that, in every culture, I come across a chapter headed Wisdom. And then I know exactly what is going to follow: Vanity of vanities, all is vanity.”

“Vanity. What's wrong with vanity? It doesn't satisfy.”

“All is vanity, nothing is fair.”

“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.”

“It is the vanity of women to spend hours in front of the mirror. It is the vanity of men not to bother.”