“The delicate balance between modesty and conceit is popularity.”
Max Beerbohm
“Talent is God given. Be humble. Fame is man-given. Be grateful. Conceit is self-given. Be careful.”
John Wooden
“The smaller the mind the greater the conceit”
Aesop
“Self-conceit may lead to self destruction.”
“There is a difference between conceit and confidence. Conceit is bragging about yourself. Confidence means you believe you can get the job done.”
Johnny Unitas
“Woman's dearest delight is to wound Man's self-conceit, though Man's dearest delight is to gratify hers”
George Bernard Shaw
“Conceit is God's gift to little men”
Bruce Barton