Quotes about ostentation

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"An ostentatious man will rather relate a blunder or an absurdity he has committed, than be debarred from talking of his own dear person."

Addison, Joseph on ostentation

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"Ostentation is the signal flag of hypocrisy."

Chapin, Edwin Hubbel on ostentation

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"Pride is the master sin of the devil, and the devil is the father of lies."

Chapin, Edwin Hubbel on ostentation
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"Whatever is done without ostentation, and without the people being witnesses of it, is, in my opinion, most praiseworthy: not that the public eye should be entirely avoided, for good actions desire to be placed in the light; but notwithstanding this, the greatest theater for virtue is conscience."

Cicero, Marcus T. on ostentation

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"I know that a man who shows me his wealth is like the beggar who shows me his poverty; they are both looking for alms from me, the rich man for the alms of my envy, the poor man for the alms of my guilt."

Hecht, Ben on ostentation