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...distinction is this: "To say that a man is vain means merely that he is pleased with the effect he produces on other people. A conceited man is satisfied with the effect he produces on himself." Max Beerbohm is quoted, from Quid Imperfectum...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters, Oct. 21, 1946 | 10/21/1946 | See Source »

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