A man who is not a fool can rid himself of every folly except vanity.

And not a vanity is given in vain.

Behold, thou hast made my days as an handbreadth; and mine age is as nothing before thee: verily every man at his best state is altogether vanity. Selah.

Cure yourself of the affliction of caring how you appear to others. Concern yourself only with how you appear before God, Concern yourself only with the idea that God may have o ...

Here files of pins extend their shining rows, Puffs, powders, patches, bibles, billet-doux.

How many saucy airs we meet, From Temple Bar to Aldgate street!

Hoy-day! What a sweep of vanity comes this way!

I have seen all the works that are done under the sun; and, behold, all is vanity and vexation of spirit.

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

Oh, wad some power the giftie gie us To see oursel's as ithers see us! It wad frae monie a blunder free us, And foolish notion.