In some situations, if you say nothing, you are called dull; if you talk, you are thought impertinent and arrogant. It is hard to know what to do in this case. The question seems to be, whether your vanity or your prudence predominates.

Prudence is a rich ugly old maid courted by Incapacity.

The truest characters of ignorance are vanity and pride and arrogance.

There are grades of vanity, there are only grades of ability in concealing it.

Methinks I am a prophet new inspired And thus, expiring, do foretell of him: His rash fierce blaze of riot cannot last, For violent fires soon burn out themselves; Small show'rs last long, but sudden storms are short; He tires betimes that spurs too fast betimes; With eager feeding doth choke the feeder; Light vanity, insatiate cormorant, Consuming means, soon preys upon itself.

Meek Nature's evening comment on the shows That for oblivion that their daily birth From all the fuming vanities of earth.