vanity of this world. Each spoke in the wheel
thinks the whole strength of the wheel depends upon it.--H.W. SHAW.

Every man has just as much vanity as he wants understanding.--POPE.

Vanity is the natural weakness of an ambitious man, which exposes him
to the secret scorn and derision of those he converses with, and ruins
the character he is so industrious to advance by it.--ADDISON.

An egotist will always speak of himself, either in praise or in
censure; but a modest man ever shuns making himself the subject of his
conversation.--LA BRUYERE.

Vanity is the foundation of the most ridiculous and contemptible
vices--the vices of affectation and common lying.--ADAM SMITH.

Vanity keeps persons in favor with themselves who are out of favor
with all others.--SHAKESPEARE.

There is no restraining men's tongues or pens when charged with a
little vanity.--WASHINGTON.

Vanity makes men ridiculous, pride odious and ambition terrible.--STEELE.

It is our own vanity that makes the vanity of others intolerable to
us.--LA ROCHEFOUCAULD.

Vanity is a strange passion; rather than be out of a job it will brag
of its vices.--H.W. SHAW.

Extreme vanity sometimes hides under the garb of ultra modesty.
--MRS. JAMESON.

She neglects her heart who too closely studies her glass.--LAVATER.

Verily, every man at his best state is altogether vanity.--PSALM 39:5.

VICE.--Vice has more martyrs than virtue; and it often happens that
men suffer more to be lost than to be saved.--COLTON.

The vicious obey their passions, as slaves do their masters.--DIOGENES.

A few vices are sufficient to darken many virtues.--PLUTARCH.

Vice stings us, even in our pleasures, but virtue consoles us, even in
our pains.--COLTON.

One sin another doth provoke.--SHAKESPEARE.

What maintains one vice would bring up two children.--FRANKLIN.

Vice and virtue chiefly imply the relation of our actions to men in
this world; sin and holiness rather imply their relation to God and
the other world.--DR. WATTS.

He that has energy enough in his constitution to root out a vice
should go a little farther, and try to plant in a virtue in its place,
otherwise he will have his labor to renew.--COLTON.

Vices that are familiar we pardon, and only new ones reprehend.
--PUBLIUS SYRUS.

This is the essential evil of vice: it debases a man.--CHAPIN.

Vice is a monster of so frightful mien,
As, to be hated, needs but to be seen;
Yet seen too o