Vanity. What's wrong with vanity? It doesn't satisfy.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Vanity is a futile pursuit because it leaves the inner self empty.
- In plain terms
- Caring about looks does not make you happy inside.
- What can you take from it?
- External validation fails to satisfy deep needs.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What truly satisfies you?
- Why seek approval?
Another view
It generalizes all forms of self-care.
More from Joseph Heller
No one lusting for blood is ever innocent. Or satisfied. I have not been innocent. Or satisfied. Just as the man who wants silver will not be satisfied with si…
Permalink to quote #59 'The truth is whatever people will believe is the truth. Don't you know history?'
Permalink to quote #61 'If God was dead, how could I feel this bad?'
Permalink to quote #58
Related quotes
The most strongly enforced of all known taboos is the taboo against knowing who or what you really are behind the mask of your apparently separate, independent…
Alan WattsAlan Watts quote #14 It is precisely because we can never really know ourselves, but only guess, that we are so vehement about the good and the evil ascribed to us by others. In ma…
Eric HofferEric Hoffer quote #133 Admiration, n. Our polite recognition of another's resemblance to ourselves.
Ambrose BierceAmbrose Bierce quote #9