“Do what good thou canst unknown, and be not vain of what ought rather to be felt than seen”
William Penn
“It is vain to say human beings ought to be satisfied with tranquility; they must have action; and they will make it if they cannot find it”
Charlotte Bronte
“Go up into Gilead, and take balm, O virgin, the daughter of Egypt: in vain shalt thou use many medicines; for thou shalt not be cured.”
Bible
“Behold, all ye yourselves have seen it; why then are ye thus altogether vain? / This is the portion of a wicked man with God, and the heritage of oppressors, which they shall receive of the Almighty.”
“Sweet is true love that is given in vain, and sweet is death that takes away pain.”
Alfred Lord Tennyson
“How vain it is to sit down to write when you have not stood up to live.”
Henry David Thoreau
“When words are scarce they are seldom spent in vain”
William Shakespeare
