Everyone has his vanity, and each one's vanity is his forgetting that there are others with an equal soul.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Vanity comes from forgetting others have equal souls.
- In plain terms
- Everyone is vain because they forget others matter as much as they do.
- What can you take from it?
- Recognize others to reduce vanity.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Who are you forgetting?
- How do you value others?
Another view
Some vanity is healthy self-regard.
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