Vanity Sayings and Quotes

Below you will find our collection of inspirational, wise, and humorous old Vanity quotes, Vanity sayings, and Vanity proverbs, collected over the years from a variety of sources.


A chain is no stronger than its weakest link.      -- Sir Leslie Stephen (1832-1904)
A firm tree does not fear the storm.      -- Dayak (Indonesian) (on strength and weakness)
A single arrow is easily broken; a bundle of ten is not.      -- Japanese (on strength and weakness)
Control your emotions or they will control you.      -- Chinese Proverb
Eagles don't catch flies.      -- Desiderius Erasmus (1465-1536)
He that cannot endure the bad will not live to see the good.      -- Jewish Proverb
If you ford a river in a crowd, the crocodiles won't get you. (Ed. note: If your lucky!)      -- Malagasy (on strength and weakness)
It ain't over til it's over.      -- Yogi Berra
It takes a village to raise a child.      -- unknown
Little strokes fell great oaks.      -- Ben Franklin (1706-1790)
Our handicaps exist only in our minds.      -- Franklin Delano Roosevelt (1882-1945)
Persuasion is better than force.      -- Aesop (c.620-560 BC)
Rocks need no protection from the rain. (Ed. Note: Except over time!)      -- Malay (on strength and weakness)
When there is no enemy within, the enemies outside cannot hurt you.      -- African Proverb