The herd seek out the great, not for their sake but for their influence; and the great welcome them out of vanity or need.
You can't control how you are perceived, and you are a fool if you waste any energy trying to do so. Vanity will get you nowhere.
If I have one vanity wish, it would be to direct. It's the only thing I haven't done yet that I would like to.
The only cure for vanity is laughter, and the only fault that is laughable is vanity.
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.
Vanity working on a weak head, produces every sort of mischief.
When women smoke, it is hard for them to quit because they are so worried about their weight; it's a vanity issue and a mindset.