“ Vanity and pride are different things, though the words are often used synonymously. A person may be proud without being vain. Pride relates more to our opinion of ourselves, vanity to what we would have others think of us. ”
Jane Austen, Pride and Prejudice (28 January 1813). copy citation
Author | Jane Austen |
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Source | Pride and Prejudice |
Topic | pride vanity self-image |
Date | 28 January 1813 |
Language | English |
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Weblink | http://www.gutenberg.org/files/1342/1342-h/1342-h.htm |