Vanity keeps persons in favor with themselves who are out of favor with all others

Beauty's sister is vanity, and its daughter lust.

When a young woman grows oldher vanity turns to shame.

When a young woman grows old
her vanity turns to shame.

I was sorry for her; I was amazed, disgusted at her heartless vanity; I wondered why so much beauty should be given to those who made so bad a use of it, and denied to some who would make it a benefit to both themselves and others.

But, God knows best, I concluded. There are, I suppose, some men as vain, as selfish, and as heartless as she is, and, perhaps, such women may be useful to punish them.

I think I may boast myself to be, with all possible vanity, the most unlearned and uninformed female who ever dared to be an authoress.