Conceit is an insuperable obstacle to all progress.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
I'm not conceited. Conceit is a fault and I have no faults.
Conceit is bragging about yourself. Confidence means you believe you can get the job done.
There is a difference between conceit and confidence. Conceit is bragging about yourself. Confidence means you believe you can get the job done.
The fundament upon which all our knowledge and learning rests is the inexplicable.
But the cure for most obstacles is, Be decisive.
Contemplation is an alternative consciousness that refuses to identify with or feed what are only passing shows. It is the absolute opposite of addiction, consumerism or any egoic consciousness.
Progress, of the best kind, is comparatively slow. Great results cannot be achieved at once; and we must be satisfied to advance in life as we walk, step by step.
If 'pro' is the opposite of 'con' what is the opposite of 'progress'?
Conceit is God's gift to little men.
Conceit spoils the finest genius. There is not much danger that real talent or goodness will be overlooked long; even if it is, the consciousness of possessing and using it well should satisfy one, and the great charm of all power is modesty.