#conceit

[thepersonalwords]

Yesterday i was clever so i took the glory for me. Today HE makes me wise so i give the glory to HIM.

indonesia123

[whatareyoureallyafraidof]

"For God's sake, let us sit upon the ground And tell sad stories of the death of kings; How some have been deposed; some slain in war, Some haunted by the ghosts they have deposed; Some poison'd by their wives: some sleeping kill'd; All murder'd: for within the hollow crown That rounds the mortal temples of a king Keeps Death his court and there the antic sits, Scoffing his state and grinning at his pomp, Allowing him a breath, a little scene, To monarchize, be fear'd and kill with looks, Infusing him with self and vain conceit, As if this flesh which walls about our life, Were brass impregnable, and humour'd thus Comes at the last and with a little pin Bores through his castle wall, and farewell king!" - William Shakespeare, Richard II (3,2)

[wiirocku]

Philippians 2:3 (NKJV) - Let nothing be done through selfish ambition or conceit, but in lowliness of mind let each esteem others better than himself.

[buddhisms-theory-of-happiness]

You should know that when you talk about yourself, you will always be bragging. When you talk about yourself, no matter how you say it, you can't help bragging. When successful people write their autobiographies or talk about their experiences in lectures, no matter how humble or modest they are, they are still bragging.

Sakyamuni Buddha taught that however hard we try to view ourselves objectively and correctly, we are unable to do so because of the seven conceits. There are 108 blind passions in all, but of those 108, there are six that trouble and torment us in particular. One of these is conceit. Buddhism categorises our conceit into seven types, called the seven conceits:

Conceit

Greater conceit

Excessive conceit

Obstinate conceit

Grandiose conceit

Humble conceit

Evil conceit

If we’re convinced that we know ourselves best and that we can view ourselves objectively, then that clearly shows conceit—and that we don’t understand the seven conceits at all. Sakyamuni Buddha taught that however hard we try to view ourselves objectively and correctly, we are unable to do so because of these seven conceits. So how can we come to know ourselves and obtain true happiness while having these seven conceits? Buddhism provides the answer, so please do keep listening to the teachings.

[jhsharman]

"win din"

Weigh the appropriateness of the dynamics for this particular contest anyways, but weigh a little more the judges -- Mr. Weatherbee? Not sure when Archie steps in for this one, but he has been judging them since 1945. Betty wins it and Veronica plays a Mean Girls act.

"Win Din" presents something that is not necessarily just a beauty contest, though the last dress event is apparently the swimsuit contest.

[egoschwank]

al things considered — when i post my masterpiece #1365

first posted in facebook november 18, 2024

pierre-narcisse guérin -- "bust of a young girl" (ca. 1794)

"more than kisses, letters mingle souls" … john donne

"what do you most wish for, izzy?" … pegge donne (from mary novik's novel "conceit")

"licence my roving hands, and let them go before, behind, between, above, below" … john donne

"a man needs no more than such pleasures" … izzy (from mary novik's novel "conceit")

"john donne. ann donne. undone" … john donne

"i'm two fools i know, but this is not my last post pegge" … al janik

[wisdomfish]

"Do nothing from rivalry or conceit, but in humility count others more significant than yourselves. Let each of you look not only to his own interests but also to the interests of others” [Phil. 2:3–4]

[tinyreviews]

Wordplay: Deceit, Conceit and other kinds of -ceit

The suffix -ceit comes from the Latin root -cipere, meaning "to take" or "to seize,", which in turn comes from the Proto-Indo-European root *kap-, meaning "to grasp."

Deceit

From Latin decipere (to deceive).

Meaning: The act of misleading or lying to someone.

Conceit

From Latin concipere (to take into oneself, to form an idea).

Meaning: Excessive pride in oneself or, in literary contexts, an elaborate metaphor.

Receipt

From Latin recipere (to take back or receive).

Meaning: A written acknowledgment of something received.

Note: Modern spelling evolved away from -ceit to -eipt.

Perceit (Obsolete form of perceit)

From Latin percipere (to take in fully, to perceive).

Meaning: Perception or understanding; now obsolete but related to perception.

Preceit (Rare or archaic form)

From Latin praecipere (to take beforehand, to instruct).

Meaning: Instruction or command, connected to precept.

Related Words (From PIE root *kap-)

Accept (accipere): To receive willingly.

Except (excipere): To take out or exclude.

Intercept (intercipere): To take or seize something on its way.

Perceive (percipere): To grasp mentally or sense.

Conceive (concipere): To form or devise an idea.