Vanity is a mark of humility rather than of pride.

Polite Conversation Why, everyone one as they like; as the good woman said when she kissed her cow.

So, naturalists observe, a flea; Hath smaller fleas that on him prey; And these have smaller fleas to bite 'em, And so proceed ad infinitum.

Daphne knows, with equal ease, How to vex and how to please; But the folly of her sex Makes her sole delight to vex.

Principally I hate and detest that animal called man; although I heartily love John, Peter, Thomas, and so forth.

The preaching of divines helps to preserve well-inclined men in the course of virtue, but seldom or ever reclaims the vicious.

Perverseness is your whole defence.