英语词汇“vainglory”造句子简单的方法、技巧、例句及翻译-英语例句辞典

Pride made me show off and help the weaker party of the tournament You could call it vainglory. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

Once that message is well and truly ingrained in you, it feels like vainglory to imagine one’s own likes and dislikes could matter to other people. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

He told his audience that too many of them suffered from "rivalry and vainglory"; superiors favored proteges and underlings fawned on bosses to further careers; others fed gossip or false information to the media. Pope says Vatican administration is sick with power and greed 2014-12-22T05:00:00Z

The hours are incredibly wearing, there is little glamour or vainglory, but the work is rich and rewarding; and everyone of us who works in theatre knows it is vitally important. Arts funding cuts will bring down the curtain on our theatre's golden age 2010-07-28T12:31:00Z

Like our leader, she is vainglory on wheels. From Camille Paglia, ‘Free Women, Free Men’ and No Sacred Cows 2017-03-23T04:00:00Z

So it was not just vainglory to dub the concert “The Last Waltz”: This really was the end of something. “The Last Waltz” at 40: The Band and their classic movie speak beyond boomer nostalgia 2016-11-19T05:00:00Z

Throughout the interview there are wonderful flashes of ego and vainglory. The return of Ant music 2011-02-23T08:29:32Z

Out it all pours: the vainglory, the moral equivocation and especially the furious envy of “Albert bloody Pierrepoint,” the “Number One hangman all them years,” with hundreds more executions to his credit. Review: ‘Hangmen,’ Offering the Last Word in Gallows Humor 2022-04-21T04:00:00Z

Others think it's a fetish, and that the full-credit list is in any case a vainglory of cinema that other artforms do without. Peter Bradshaw on end credits 2010-09-29T20:45:00Z

When Williams conducts the “Imperial March,” he can both scare you with the Empire’s fully-operational battle power, as with the Berlin Philharmonic, and mock its vainglory, as with the Vienna Philharmonic. What Gustavo Dudamel’s Recordings Reveal About His Conducting 2023-05-13T04:00:00Z

Tseng told them it would look as if it were billowing in the wind, but the flag just looks abused, and the men in front of it appear puffed with vainglory. Tseng Kwong Chi, an “Ambiguous Ambassador” to Life in America 2019-06-23T04:00:00Z

Her greatest legacy could be to inspire a new generation of philanthropists driven, like her, not by vainglory but by justice. The Art of Staying Cool: 10 Can’t-Miss Summer Shows in New York 2018-07-04T04:00:00Z

“I only know that it is mixed, that you cannot separate good from bad, that wisdom, courage and benevolence exist alongside knavery, greed and stupidity; heroism and fortitude alongside vainglory, cruelty and corruption.” Barbara W. Tuchman, Folly and the Stream of History 2018-03-14T04:00:00Z

Another way to view this, as "The White Lotus" reminds us, is that the show's exhibitions of vainglory and egotism are neither inherently masculine nor feminine. How "The White Lotus" blurs the cinematic meaning of gaze through the lens of Valentina 2022-12-04T05:00:00Z

That’s the mantra for wide receivers, a group long known for their vainglory. Rams' Cooper Kupp gets it: UCLA study shows he wears a performance-enhancing number 2023-09-08T04:00:00Z

When she says, “All white people look the same” or “It’s true, I am good at everything,” there is vulnerability to her vainglory because it is so transparently insecure. Constance Wu’s Hollywood Destiny 2019-09-16T04:00:00Z

His photograph that accompanied the July 21 front-page article “A Twitter storm and its aftermath” captured President Trump in all his vainglory. Opinion | Readers critique The Post: It’s not about optics — unless it’s photos of Trump 2019-08-02T04:00:00Z

Christians, in the view of MacArthur and his fellow signatories, must condemn both “racial animosity” and “racial vainglory.” Opinion | It’s impossible to separate social justice from the Christian gospel 2018-09-10T04:00:00Z

There is no vainglory, no triumphalism, no excuses; instead we are presented with a brutally honest, heartfelt confession of human error. A matter of life and death: William Boyd on the rise of the surgeon-memoir 2017-05-06T04:00:00Z

And now, in yet another unlikely occurrence, parrots, among the oldest victims of human acquisitiveness and vainglory, have become some of the most empathic readers of our troubled minds. What Does a Parrot Know About PTSD? 2016-01-28T05:00:00Z

The tragedy is that the likely price of his vainglory is the increasing isolation of a country founded as a democratic refuge for a despised and decimated people. Netanyahu Plays the Race Card 2015-03-22T04:00:00Z

The litany of maladies he mentioned includes “rivalry and vainglory,” “chatter, grumbling and gossip,” “accumulating material goods,” and “spiritual Alzheimer’s.” Pope Condemns Violence, Persecution in Iraq and Syria, in Christmas Message

At worst, this is no more than the kind of innocent vainglory that drives the un-great and not-good to compile their own Desert Island Discs. In praise of … DIY obituaries 2013-03-06T21:55:29Z

It was el destino most unhappily precipitated by his own vainglory. The Early Life and Adventures of Sylvia Scarlett 2012-04-26T02:00:17.327Z

He, the young god, wished that there were many worlds, the which he might conquer—so great a fever of vainglory had embraced his young lusty courage. Against War 2012-04-21T02:00:21.397Z

For M. Thiers, throughout his whole career, devoted his brilliant gifts to the promotion of that spirit of narrow national vainglory which of late years has made France dreaded and detested in Germany. Modern Leaders: Being a Series of Biographical Sketches 2012-04-01T02:00:10.050Z

"Then come with me, and I will show you one," he retorted, discretion giving way to vainglory. Historical Romances: Under the Red Robe, Count Hannibal, A Gentleman of France 2012-03-15T02:00:24.837Z

The document is, however, more than a mere claim to vainglory. China?s space programme: Rockets galore 2012-01-05T16:00:47Z

When, however, in self-confidence, they lost sight of His helping hand, and in contempt of the enemy dispersed the army, they were given up to the reward of vainglory. From Manassas to Appomattox Memoirs of The Civil War in America 2011-12-28T03:00:39.977Z

Pride, vainglory and hypocrisy—all of them, and a lot more! The Whirligig of Time 2011-11-04T02:00:23.063Z

For which we have every reason to feel, not indeed pride, not self-satisfaction, not vainglory, but perpetual thanksgiving, and benediction to the Author and Giver of all good things. Sermons 2011-09-26T02:00:27.830Z

His name is George of La Tremouille, a jealous despot, consumed with malice and vainglory, resentful. The Executioner's Knife Or Joan of Arc 2011-09-13T02:00:34.817Z

Ere now to exhibit myself, and for vainglory, I crawled into danger; but this undertaking is for the Most Holy Lady. The Deluge, Vol. II. (of 2) An Historical Novel of Poland, Sweden, and Russia. 2011-09-05T02:00:23.933Z

Without vainglory," replied George, smiling, "I enjoyed a great reputation in the regiment for my leek soup. The Galley Slave's Ring or The Family of Lebrenn. A Tale of The French Revolution of 1848 2011-08-29T02:01:02.680Z

A proud man was he of this prize of his archery; but, had he known the full tale of the day’s doings, he might have been, without vainglory, prouder still. Cedric, the Forester 2011-08-17T02:00:29.077Z

We are a people of pamphleteers; a free country has a free communication; and many, for interest or vainglory, rush to catch the public ear. Amenities of Literature Consisting of Sketches and Characters of English Literature 2011-06-03T02:00:19.227Z

These do not fight out of vainglory or as a trade; they fight in the defence of their hearths, their families, their town. The Executioner's Knife Or Joan of Arc 2011-09-13T02:00:34.817Z

The light of vainglory was in the man's eyes, and he hammered his heels into his horse's flanks till it was racing headlong. The Son of his Father 2011-06-01T02:00:21.287Z

Clay’s rather obvious failings included an indulgence in coarse vainglory, though he had generally the sense to check it when it might prove a handicap. The Secret of the Reef 2011-04-12T02:00:26.980Z

I write this as it were by compulsion, for I would rather hold my peace, because I live in fear and dread of secret tendency to vainglory. Matelda and the Cloister of Hellfde Extracts from the Book of Matilda of Magdeburg 2011-04-11T02:00:10.567Z

We thought of it all as our duty toward life; there was no wish for vainglory—no longing for riches. I Walked in Arden 2011-04-10T02:00:06.137Z

Remember, I do not quote this in any vainglory. A Fantasy of Far Japan Summer Dream Dialogues 2011-04-09T02:00:13.677Z

Perhaps he did: at all events, I shall not be deterred from going on, though neither of my Irish experiences have as yet redounded to my vainglory. Luttrell Of Arran Complete 2011-04-01T02:00:31.290Z

Few men who have accomplished so much have felt so little vainglory over it as Jenner. Makers of Modern Medicine 2011-03-05T03:00:29.580Z

Insensibility and foolhardiness are caused by pride or vainglory, by contempt for life or for the strength of others. Moral Theology A Complete Course Based on St. Thomas Aquinas and the Best Modern Authorities 2011-02-24T03:00:54.237Z

"Could the infamous thought be expressed more discreetly—the thought that my dishonor should subserve the violence, the cupidity, the ambition and the vainglory of princes bent upon oppressing the people!" The Blacksmith's Hammer, or The Peasant Code A Tale of the Grand Monarch 2011-01-18T03:00:14.120Z

Here belong all the sins of vainglory and spiritual pride. Works of Martin Luther With Introductions and Notes (Volume II) 2011-01-11T03:00:31.950Z

As the devil delights to lord it over men, and to please himself with vainglory, so man, tainted with the same tyrannical ambition, haughtily lifts himself up above others. True Christianity 2010-12-25T03:00:12.817Z

The nation's modest bank manager doesn't do the hubris, hyperbole and vainglory of his predecessor, but he allowed himself a quiet preen. Budget 2010: A quiet preen for Alistair Darling on his day of vindication 2010-03-24T21:00:00Z

Caius gives alms to the poor, intending only an act of charity, but he knows that thoughts of vainglory will arise. Moral Theology A Complete Course Based on St. Thomas Aquinas and the Best Modern Authorities 2011-02-24T03:00:54.237Z

The background is that vast land of the elephant, the crocodile, and the hippopotamus, where solitary Englishmen are loyally serving their country and civilisation without vainglory or hope of reward. A Blot on the Scutcheon

Protect us against all spiritual pride and the vainglory of worldly honor or reputation. Works of Martin Luther With Introductions and Notes (Volume II) 2011-01-11T03:00:31.950Z

Remember also, that no actions, how great and glorious soever in appearance, which proceed only from ostentation and vainglory, can be well pleasing to God. True Christianity 2010-12-25T03:00:12.817Z

So much vainglory was punished by the God of Justice, who expels from His kingdom the proud and haughty. Bartholomew Sastrow Being the Memoirs of a German Burgomaster

Hence there is less danger of vainglory, and all their merit is preserved in the sight of God. Fraternal Charity

Let us not be desirous of vainglory, provoking one another, envying one another.” Secret Power or the Secret of Success in Christian Life and Work

Some who are aware that I was far from rich, will take me to task for my indifference to gain; they will attribute my generosity to vainglory or to stupidity. The Memoirs of Count Carlo Gozzi Volume the Second

Be thou, therefore, O sinful and wretched creature, ashamed of that pride, vainglory, and self-love, which have taken possession of thy heart. True Christianity 2010-12-25T03:00:12.817Z

Ornament, they may contend, especially in woman's dress, is simply mannikin's vainglory. The Book of This and That

See to what vainglory and boastfulness have brought me. One Of Them

It was not vainglory that moved her, for to be the daughter of Ferdinand and Isabel was a greater honour than to be a Queen. The Wives of Henry the Eighth and the Parts They Played in History

The man lost his head with vainglory at this reception. Women of Mediæval France Woman: in all ages and in all countries Vol. 5 (of 10)

There is in them no pure love of God, no desire to promote his glory; but only a certain carnal self-love and an insatiable thirst of vainglory. True Christianity 2010-12-25T03:00:12.817Z

The old hare watched dimly his flashing eyes and the vainglory of the face of the young Mulgar Prince boasting in his finery, and she grimly smiled. The Three Mulla-mulgars

Personal pride, the vainglory of' success, is the triumph in one case; in the other there is no question of anything save gain. The Daltons, Volume II (of II) Or,Three Roads In Life

Not boldly or magnificently or in a spirit of vainglory, but in a manner that is not the less impressive because few have spoken of it, he has given them the lie. Merchantmen-at-arms : the British merchants' service in the war

For the very story of the past, which tells of the triumphs of science, bids the man of science put away from him all thoughts of vainglory, and that by many tokens. The Voice of Science in Nineteenth-Century Literature Representative Prose and Verse

They are martyrs to the pope of Rome, to their own conceit, and to a thirst after vainglory, with which they are carried away. True Christianity 2010-12-25T03:00:12.817Z

His manner had grated on Colfax after a time, for he was the soul of vainglory himself, and he wanted no other gods in the place beside himself. The "Genius"

Note this: only such as are pure in spirit, emptied of vainglory and vain knowledge, re- ceive Truth. Miscellaneous Writings, 1883-1896

To boast of our superior refinement, intelligence and virtue, is the extreme of vainglory, and adding insult to injury. Thoughts on African Colonization

Incongruously enough a vein of romance ran through the massive strata of conceit, and intolerance, and vainglory, and pertinacity, and pugnacity that made up the very definite structure of his nature. The Mystery of Witch-Face Mountain and Other Stories

I never did anything in this cause for contention, vainglory, or to draw disciples after me. Calamities and Quarrels of Authors

I reply: Paul's chief concern is to defeat the vainglory and pretensions of false preachers, and to teach them the right conception and appreciation of the Gospel which he proclaimed. Epistle Sermons, Vol. III Trinity Sunday to Advent

Belshazzar, to exhibit his vainglory, proclaims throughout Babylon, that all the great ones should assemble on a set day, at the Sultan’s feast. Early English Alliterative Poems in the West-Midland Dialect of the Fourteenth Century

What made Curtius, on a like occasion, so desperately to throw away his life, but only vainglory, that is condemned, and unanimously voted for a main branch of Folly by all wise men? In Praise of Folly Illustrated with Many Curious Cuts

From all blindness of heart; from pride, vainglory, and hypocrisy; from envy, hatred, and malice, and all uncharitableness, Good Lord, deliver us. The Book of Common Prayer and The Scottish Liturgy

Sulla is said to have been so proud of this stratagem that he had the scene engraved upon a signet-ring, an act of vainglory which estranged Marius from him. Helps to Latin Translation at Sight

There is nothing that so certainly turns to shame in the retrospect as vainglory, and this is what the personal dinner is chiefly supposed to inspire in the victim of it. Imaginary Interviews

But when probed to the quick upon it, they show at the bottom of their souls pride and vainglory in their condition of masterdom. The Best of the World's Classics, Restricted to Prose, Vol. IX (of X) - America - I

Note how forcibly yet kindly Paul restrains the disgraceful vice of vainglory. Epistle Sermons, Vol. II Epiphany, Easter and Pentecost

The Governor was not desirous of vainglory, though according to the custom of the time, he might have demanded absolute submission and obedience. Three Young Pioneers A Story of the Early Settlement of Our Country

Thus have I laid open to you my whole heart, confessed my perplexities, acknowledged my vainglory, and exposed with equal sincerity the sources of my doubts and the motives of my decision. Critical and Historical Essays, Volume III (of 3)

The old abbot—buried, so say the traditions of the family, under the ruins of the pile that he reared with such pride and vainglory—never lived to enjoy his riches. Only an Irish Girl

Let him, then, who would be a preacher guard vigilantly against vainglory and avarice. Epistle Sermons, Vol. II Epiphany, Easter and Pentecost

When technique is turned to such uses, not for the vainglory of a virtuoso, but for the service of the artist in his earnest work of expression, then it identifies itself with art. The Gate of Appreciation Studies in the Relation of Art to Life

But he worshiped the gods of the Edomites, and was filled with vainglory from his successes over them. Ancient States and Empires

Alexander, in a full crowd of courtiers, without being occasionally called or provoked to it, falls into this rhapsody of vainglory: Can none remember? The Mirror of Taste, and Dramatic Censor Vol I, No. 2, February 1810

"But I'm the worst snag that ever either of you struck," he went on in his vainglory. Stingaree

It is true, however, that avarice also is an evil characteristic of false teachers, being found hand in hand with vainglory. Epistle Sermons, Vol. II Epiphany, Easter and Pentecost

He was big, boisterous, stubborn, and swollen with pride and vainglory. Frank of Freedom Hill

The apostasy of Solomon is the most mournful fall recorded in history, thereby showing that no intellectual power can rescue a man from the indulgence of his passions and the sins of pride and vainglory. Ancient States and Empires

The vainglory of Boquet, without the consent or knowledge of his superior officer urged him to send forward a party of four hundred Highlanders and a company of Virginians, under Major James Grant to reconnoitre. An Historical Account of the Settlements of Scotch Highlanders in America

Instead of the graces of the Spirit, there were manifested pride, formalism, vainglory, selfishness, oppression. The Great Controversy Between Christ and Satan

The temptations of vainglory are mightier than those of adversity. Epistle Sermons, Vol. II Epiphany, Easter and Pentecost

But it was Richelieu's successful adherence to this plan that positively and finally relegated religion to a minor place in statecraft, and made nationality, political supremacy, what some have called "vainglory," the foremost impulse. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 11

In my father, I noticed mildness of manner with firmness of resolution, contempt of vainglory, industry in business, and accessibility of person. Ancient States and Empires

Draw aside your skirts in the vainglory of self-righteousness from the passing multitude. The Uncalled A Novel

With some he dissembled; others he attached to himself by conferring obligations upon them, led by a desire for vainglory; but to all he manifested how he stood toward the heathen religion. A Source Book for Ancient Church History

The main point of this lesson is that in a preacher or a teacher no vice is more injurious and venomous than vainglory. Epistle Sermons, Vol. II Epiphany, Easter and Pentecost

He spoke of his own conceit and vainglory, the pride of his age and experience, and then he told of the lesson he had learned. The heart of happy hollow A collection of stories

It denies me if I win the vainglory of overcoming a Titan. The God of Love

Ambition and vainglory robs and spoils others' excellencies to clothe itself withal; and then boasts itself in these borrowed feathers! The Works of the Rev. Hugh Binning

With most of the faults that can beset one of my station, I do not plead guilty to any excessive degree of vainglory. The King's Mirror

You know that he is cold, callous, that he is a bad man, that ambition and vainglory are his only guides. The Gods are Athirst

It was a very simple place, and an aged woman served the young man as cook and caretaker; but Abram Dixon was astonished at what seemed to him both vainglory and extravagance. The heart of happy hollow A collection of stories

He was a tall man, and on his tanned face were no signs of the excesses imputed to him, perhaps out of vainglory, by Mrs. Samson. Moor Fires

France, by vainglory and the old literary pretensions of Anjou, had also a balancing claim upon Italy. The Posthumous Works of Thomas De Quincey, Vol. 1

But vainglory was no more a part of his nature, than was fear. Western Characters or Types of Border Life in the Western States

Each of them constitutes for him who enjoys it an obligation and not a reason for vainglory. The Simple Life

Folly in the garb of pride, of vanity, of vainglory, is the hidden spring of all that is considered high and great in this world. Erasmus and the Age of Reformation

Yet are we indeed God's satraps, as but now I cried in my vainglory, and we hold within our palms the destiny of many peoples. Chivalry

The reply of the natives is an amusing example of the ignorant vainglory of savage tribes, unacquainted with the power of civilized peoples. The Naval History of the United States Volume 1

What you tell me will confound the vainglory of our modern sceptics. Balthasar and Other Works - 1909

They that desire to excel in too many matters, out of levity and vainglory, are ever envious. The Best of the World's Classics, Restricted to prose. Volume III (of X) - Great Britain and Ireland I

Doing nothing through faction or through vainglory, but in lowliness of mind each counting other better than himself; 4. Expositions of Holy Scripture Second Corinthians, Galatians, and Philippians Chapters I to End. Colossians, Thessalonians, and First Timothy.

He then lays the matter before the new-comer, who promises to talk the peasant over with soft words; for, says he, there is nothing accomplished with vainglory. German Culture Past and Present

But when the devil set Christ on a pinnacle of the Temple, he purposed to tempt Him to pride or vainglory. Summa Theologica, Part III (Tertia Pars) From the Complete American Edition

He would fairly roll on the puncheon floor in the vainglory of his delight when she identified chair and fire and bed and door by their accurate English names. The Ordeal A Mountain Romance of Tennessee

I can understand that, and see a sort of nobility in it too, especially in days when the career of a statesman is only a path to vainglory of every kind. The Eternal City

Faction and vainglory are best defeated by humility and unselfishness. Expositions of Holy Scripture Second Corinthians, Galatians, and Philippians Chapters I to End. Colossians, Thessalonians, and First Timothy.

That he should be puffed up with vainglory, was neither unlikely nor unreasonable. Border and Bastille

Secondly, he advanced to that matter in which spiritual men are sometimes found wanting, inasmuch as they do certain things for show, which pertains to vainglory. Summa Theologica, Part III (Tertia Pars) From the Complete American Edition

He spoke without any vainglory, but in the utmost confidence. The Young Trailers A Story of Early Kentucky

So, after a slight hesitation, he added, 'But the race is not to the swift, brother, and I am wrong to indulge in vainglory about anything. The Continental Monthly, Vol. III, No. V, May, 1863 Devoted to Literature and National Policy

He knew that people in after-days would ask about him; and it was with no sort of unwarrantable vainglory that he gave Percy certain materials for a biography which he wished him to undertake. Goldsmith English Men of Letters Series

The quiet confidence with which he had revealed his plan to Lieutenant Sutch over the table in the Criterion grill-room was the mere vainglory of a man who continually deceived himself? The Four Feathers

It may be that the Evangelists set these things in different orders, because sometimes cupidity arises from vainglory, sometimes the reverse happens. Summa Theologica, Part III (Tertia Pars) From the Complete American Edition

On the other hand when a man loses the eternal reward simply through vainglory, and not merely in respect of one act, vainglory is a mortal sin. Summa Theologica, Part II-II (Secunda Secundae) Translated by Fathers of the English Dominican Province

This glamour is the vainglory of that love in being wise and thus also of being eminent and dominant. Angelic Wisdom about Divine Providence

And this did he to preserve his lowliness, and to avoid vainglory, which is the fretting moth of all virtues. The Most Ancient Lives of Saint Patrick Including the Life by Jocelin, Hitherto Unpublished in America, and His Extant Writings

If he be a conceited man, full of self-admirations and vainglories, his egotism will disgust and repel. Dreamthorp A Book of Essays Written in the Country

Therefore it was inconsistent to urge Him to cast Himself thence: for this would be contrary to pride or vainglory, which always seeks to rise. Summa Theologica, Part III (Tertia Pars) From the Complete American Edition

Objection 1: It seems that vainglory is not a capital vice. Summa Theologica, Part II-II (Secunda Secundae) Translated by Fathers of the English Dominican Province

But it only took two to take the pride and vainglory out of Josiah Allen. Samantha at the World's Fair

The temptation to improve the opportunity, to any man less strong than our hero, would have been irresistible, but there was no display of vainglory, no cheap boasting. The Story of Isaac Brock Hero, Defender and Saviour of Upper Canada, 1812

But one continuous movement can be both good and bad: for instance, a man may go to church continuously, intending at first vainglory, and afterwards the service of God. Summa Theologica, Part I-II (Pars Prima Secundae) From the Complete American Edition

But the tempter only deals with three, viz. gluttony, vainglory, and covetousness. Summa Theologica, Part III (Tertia Pars) From the Complete American Edition

And since many vices arise from the inordinate desire thereof, it follows that vainglory is a capital vice. Summa Theologica, Part II-II (Secunda Secundae) Translated by Fathers of the English Dominican Province

It became rather too warm, and on Carroll making a motion to move his chair into the shade, every other man moved into the sunshine, and sat sweltering and smoking in a fatuous vainglory. The Debtor A Novel

In the eyes of those possessed of insight, all this conflict, contention and vainglory hath ever been, and will ever be, like unto the play and pastimes of children. The Summons of the Lord of Hosts

But it is accidental to an action to be ordained to some particular end; for instance, to give alms from vainglory. Summa Theologica, Part I-II (Pars Prima Secundae) From the Complete American Edition

I love a serious preacher, who speaks for my sake and not for his own; who seeks my salvation, and not his own vainglory. Many Thoughts of Many Minds A Treasury of Quotations from the Literature of Every Land and Every Age

Therefore it seems that they are not the daughters of vainglory. Summa Theologica, Part II-II (Secunda Secundae) Translated by Fathers of the English Dominican Province

It is in no spirit of vainglory that we call for such a comparison. History and Ecclesiastical Relations of the Churches of the Presbyterial Order at Amoy, China

The former bringeth forth the fruit of patience, of longing desire, of true understanding, and love; whilst the latter can yield naught but arrogance, vainglory and conceit. The Kitáb-i-Íqán

But this can be referred to an evil end, for instance, to vainglory or covetousness, by willing to obey God for the sake of temporal gain. Summa Theologica, Part I-II (Pars Prima Secundae) From the Complete American Edition

Put away the garment of vainglory, and divest...48: The Hidden Words of Bahá'u'lláh

Objection 1: It seems that vainglory is not opposed to magnanimity. Summa Theologica, Part II-II (Secunda Secundae) Translated by Fathers of the English Dominican Province

If you put it to his generosity and vainglory you would get it easier than from his sense of justice and right. Oscar Wilde, His Life and Confessions Volume 2

From this title We perceived the odour of conceit and vainglory, inasmuch as he hath imagined himself a learned man and regarded the rest of the people ignorant. The Kitáb-i-Íqán

Secondly, a thing is said to be good or evil, from its relation to the end: thus the giving of alms for vainglory is said to be evil. Summa Theologica, Part I-II (Pars Prima Secundae) From the Complete American Edition

Put away the garment of vainglory, and divest yourselves of the attire of haughtiness. The Hidden Words of Bahá'u'lláh

Objection 1: It seems that vainglory is a mortal sin. Summa Theologica, Part II-II (Secunda Secundae) Translated by Fathers of the English Dominican Province

"Captain," I cried, and perhaps there was the least vainglory in me; "I talked to you at Benton." The River and I

To energize wholesome spiritual warfare, to rebuke vainglory, to offset boastful emptiness, to crown patient toil, and rejoice in the spirit and power of Christian Science, we must ourselves be true. Retrospection and Introspection

But if this be done in an undue manner, i.e. out of unlawful superstition, or again for vainglory, it will be in excess. Summa Theologica, Part I-II (Pars Prima Secundae) From the Complete American Edition

There can be no doubt that whoever is cognizant of this truth, is cleansed and sanctified from all pride, arrogance, and vainglory. Epistle to the Son of the Wolf

Therefore eccentricity should not be specially reckoned as a daughter of vainglory. Summa Theologica, Part II-II (Secunda Secundae) Translated by Fathers of the English Dominican Province

We are getting up our vainglories again, smoothing our peacock's plumes. The Letters of Elizabeth Barrett Browning, Volume II

Will not that inflame our pride, and increase our natural vainglory? Sermons Preached at Brighton Third Series

Objection 1: It would seem that we ought not to reckon seven capital vices, viz. vainglory, envy, anger, sloth, covetousness, gluttony, lust. Summa Theologica, Part I-II (Pars Prima Secundae) From the Complete American Edition

Arrogance and vainglory would not have stood the test, but would soon have vanquished like morning clouds before the rising sun. In the Shadow of Death

These are three, namely, presumption, ambition, and vainglory. Summa Theologica, Part II-II (Secunda Secundae) Translated by Fathers of the English Dominican Province

May not men of genius plume themselves with the vainglory of universality? Literary Character of Men of Genius Drawn from Their Own Feelings and Confessions

She felt none of the vainglory of power. His Excellency the Minister

Now in the first place happiness implies perfection, since happiness is a perfect good, to which belongs excellence or renown, which is desired by pride or vainglory. Summa Theologica, Part I-II (Pars Prima Secundae) From the Complete American Edition

But Nature sets her seal of condemnation upon the cruelty and vainglory of man. A History of English Romanticism in the Nineteenth Century

Now by desiring vainglory, a man appropriates to himself that which is proper to God. Summa Theologica, Part II-II (Secunda Secundae) Translated by Fathers of the English Dominican Province

Yet, with all her fullness of conceit and vainglory, she grew very impatient for the hour to arrive when her sister would be at leisure to talk with her. Allegories of Life

Ned had never before heard words so full of conceit and vainglory, yet the strength and menace were there. The Texan Scouts A Story of the Alamo and Goliad

But a circumstance makes a good act to be evil, as when a man gives an alms for vainglory. Summa Theologica, Part I-II (Pars Prima Secundae) From the Complete American Edition

No man, who is not inflamed by vainglory into enthusiasm, can flatter himself that his single, unsupported, desultory, unsystematic endeavors are of power to defeat the subtle designs and united cabals of ambitious citizens. The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. 01 (of 12)

Now vainglory is a sin of this kind, because a gloss of Augustine on 1 Thess. Summa Theologica, Part II-II (Secunda Secundae) Translated by Fathers of the English Dominican Province

They were all slain at the cannon’s mouth, whither patriotism, not vainglory, had led them, and lay dead around the battery, with their hammers and spikes in their hands. A Wanderer in Holland

All the vainglory of his nature was aflame. The Texan Scouts A Story of the Alamo and Goliad

Now the vainglory which preceded man's defeat, which was accomplished through his falling into mortal sin, could be nothing more than a venial sin. Summa Theologica, Part I-II (Pars Prima Secundae) From the Complete American Edition

As vainglory had the greatest dominion over him, his main endeavours, from the very beginning, were to humble himself, and to confound his own pride in the sense of his emptiness, and of his sins. The works of John Dryden, now first collected in eighteen volumes. Volume 16

First, by reason of the genus of the deed, as murder and theft: secondly, through being directed to an evil end, as when a person gives an alms for the sake of vainglory. Summa Theologica, Part II-II (Secunda Secundae) Translated by Fathers of the English Dominican Province

They are ready to forgive when there is magnanimity, vainglory and probably folly in forgiveness, but will not overlook the most trivial affront when there is every reason for so doing. Epilepsy, Hysteria, and Neurasthenia Their Causes, Symptoms, & Treatment

Thus, as they enjoyed the fear inspired among simple neighbours by their imagined traffic with the father of ill, did Madame, I think, relish with a cynical vainglory the suspicion of her satanic superiority. Uncle Silas A Tale of Bartram-Haugh

From its presence vaunting and vainglory and arrogance hasten away to be with their own kind. The Reconstructed School

A. Pride begets in our souls sinful ambition, vainglory, presumption and hypocrisy. Baltimore Catechism, No. 3

For some reckon pride as one of their number: and these do not place vainglory among the capital vices. Summa Theologica, Part II-II (Secunda Secundae) Translated by Fathers of the English Dominican Province

The lash that was wielded was far-reaching; all the vices of the age—irreligion, blasphemy, drunkenness, extravagance, vainglory, loose living—fell under its sting. Audrey

In other words, it is not sicklied o'er with a semi-insane desire for notoriety or vainglory, and hence never weakens itself nor harasses any one else by lengthy recitals of its good deeds. What All The World's A-Seeking The Vital Law of True Life, True Greatness Power and Happiness

He was full of sentimentalities of vainglory and of personal vanity; but no pilot ever guided a ship of state so skilfully and with such absolute self-devotion through an angry sea. France in the Nineteenth Century

I tell it here, not out of pride or vainglory—though I was proud, too—but because it is necessary to the better understanding of my story. For The Admiral

Yet nothing hinders this from being directed to the end of another vice, such as vainglory or any other. Summa Theologica, Part II-II (Secunda Secundae) Translated by Fathers of the English Dominican Province

At any rate, it was a vainglory of youth, ability, and good looks, ratified by these budding honors thus fresh upon him, and no one took it amiss. Lady Rose's Daughter

I appear to be vaporing in a spirit of vainglory; and yet it is under the mere coercion of 'salva necessitas' that I am surprised into this unparalleled instance of activity. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 12, No. 71, September, 1863

You have no right, for the sake of mere military vainglory, to risk the lives of two millions of people. France in the Nineteenth Century

Pyramids, arches, obelisks, were but the irregularities of vainglory and wild enormities of ancient magnanimity. Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern — Volume 6

But vainglory is not always a mortal sin. Summa Theologica, Part II-II (Secunda Secundae) Translated by Fathers of the English Dominican Province

His good opinion of himself was indeed sufficiently evident; but there was no crude vainglory. Lady Rose's Daughter

He who has the most gold and riches is the greatest chief and Page 134of the highest nobility, and is the most respected, in accordance with the vanity and vainglory of this world. The Philippine Islands, 1493-1803 — Volume 03 of 55 1569-1576 Explorations by Early Navigators, Descriptions of the Islands and Their Peoples, Their History and Records of the Catholic Missions, as Related in Contemporaneous Books and Manuscripts, Showing the Political, Economic, Commercial and Religious Conditions of Those Islands from Their Earliest Relations with European Nations to the Beginning of the Nineteenth Century

Is she witch, or mad, or possessed by some spirit of vainglory and ambition? A Heroine of France

I owe my little triumph to the vainglory of Angouleme; in a few days it will be quite forgotten, and you alone would have taken a real pleasure in it. Lost Illusions

Moreover, the boaster frequently aims at obtaining glory through his boasting, and so, according to Gregory, it arises from vainglory considered as its end. Summa Theologica, Part II-II (Secunda Secundae) Translated by Fathers of the English Dominican Province

But there was no vainglory in his heart, only a prayer of thanksgiving. The German Classics of the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries, Volume 09 Friedrich Hebbel and Otto Ludwig

Absolutely honest, this man was unafraid and unashamed, for Nature has neither apprehension, shame nor vainglory. Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 01 Little Journeys to the Homes of Good Men and Great

I think it would depend on how far he believed that my treasures indicated on my own part a genuine love of art, and how far they were but the evidences of pomp and vainglory. The "Goldfish"

If, from the idea of motherland, you take away covetousness, hatred, envy and vainglory; if you take away from it the desire for predominance by violence, what is there left of it? Light

Therefore boastfulness should not be reckoned among the daughters of vainglory. Summa Theologica, Part II-II (Secunda Secundae) Translated by Fathers of the English Dominican Province

The third faction against our Mother Tongue springs from greed of vainglory. The Banquet (Il Convito)

In moments of journalistic vainglory we are apt to refer to the "sturdy island race," meaning us. The Author's Craft

That was different; he thought it a piece of vainglory on your part alone, amounting to nothing, if, indeed, he observed it at all. Miriam Monfort A Novel

Piggy Pennington rolled his trousers far above his knees for tights, and galloped his father's fat delivery horse up and down the alley, riding sideways, standing, and backwards, with much vainglory. The Court of Boyville

Now vainglory is not always a mortal sin, but is sometimes a venial sin which only the very perfect avoid. Summa Theologica, Part II-II (Secunda Secundae) Translated by Fathers of the English Dominican Province

An easy triumph over the South would cause the North great vainglory and the South great humiliation. Who Goes There?

By pride, vainglory, and love of praise I am tempted, but I seek Thy mercy till what is lacking in me by Thee be renewed and perfected. The World's Greatest Books — Volume 09 — Lives and Letters

Yet are we indeed God’s satraps, as but now I cried in my vainglory, and we hold within our palms the destiny of many peoples. Chivalry

Jimmy felt that secretly his mother did not consider the baby's arrival an occasion for vainglory. The Court of Boyville

Such like presumption clearly arises from vainglory; for it is owing to a great desire for glory, that a man attempts things beyond his power, and especially novelties which call for greater admiration. Summa Theologica, Part II-II (Secunda Secundae) Translated by Fathers of the English Dominican Province

And no more do I! because I abhor vainglory, and I know these affairs are now a part of established history. Figures of Earth

The former, who was the original performer, and doubtless had his instructions from the author, gave full force to the sentiments of avowed and barbarous vainglory, which mark the character. The Dramatic Works of John Dryden, Volume 1 With a Life of the Author

It looks like vainglory, but it is not such. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 06, No. 33, July, 1860

Wageman is the painter, and nothing can describe the bonhommie of Harry, who has just drawn the cork of a pint of port, exulting in all the vainglory of crust and bees' wing.—ED. The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 14, No. 392, October 3, 1829

Hence Gregory states explicitly that presumption of novelties is a daughter of vainglory. Summa Theologica, Part II-II (Secunda Secundae) Translated by Fathers of the English Dominican Province

If they have left us nothing for vainglory, they have left us at least enough to be grateful for. Lectures on Art

In spite of all his vainglory he was human enough to show some concern, it appeared. Alcatraz

A vainglory is it, and like a northern light, comes but to fade and leave the sky more dark. Allan Quatermain

"Who," he says, "can call in question the fact that the Hebrew idiom is coeval with the world itself, save such as seek to win vainglory for their own sophistry?" History of the Warfare of Science with Theology in Christendom

Objection 1: It would seem that presumption does not arise from vainglory. Summa Theologica, Part II-II (Secunda Secundae) Translated by Fathers of the English Dominican Province

Then, when Penrod had exhausted himself repeating to nausea accounts of the prowess of himself and his great friend, he would turn to two other subjects for vainglory. Penrod

"These words are not spoken for vainglory or out of disdain for the royal crown, but so that God Who is great may give to each that share which, by his merits, he will deserve." The White Knight: Tirant Lo Blanc

He had been truant a full fortnight, under brighter circumstances a matter for a lawless pride—now he had neither fear nor vainglory. The Flirt

As it was, I felt rather the vainglory of my promotion from out of mere rooms and houses into the midst of that grand, dark, infinite palace. Eothen, or, Traces of Travel Brought Home from the East

Therefore since covetousness or vainglory is not directly opposed to truth, it seems that neither is hypocrisy or dissimulation. Summa Theologica, Part II-II (Secunda Secundae) Translated by Fathers of the English Dominican Province

I never in my life said anything merely because I thought it funny; though of course, I have had ordinary human vainglory, and may have thought it funny because I had said it. Orthodoxy

Previously it had been a sort of pride, a matter of her own vainglory. The Beautiful and Damned

I can say with a clear conscience, without any vainglory, that I had no fears for myself. Micah Clarke His Statement as made to his three grandchildren Joseph, Gervas and Reuben During the Hard Winter of 1734

But, on the contrary, what made the Decii devote themselves to the infernal gods, or Q. Curtius to leap into the gulf, but an empty vainglory, a most bewitching siren? The Praise of Folly

Now pride and vainglory are opposed to the virtue of humility. Summa Theologica, Part II-II (Secunda Secundae) Translated by Fathers of the English Dominican Province

He was always on his guard against showy virtues, which of their very nature encourage vainglory, the bane of all good works. The Spirit of St. Francis de Sales

They talked about their husbands, Rachael in that tone of public vainglory, with private reservations, in which wives are wont to speak. The Beautiful and Damned

One was actuated by vanity and vainglory; another by political ambitions; a third took to philanthropy as to the current fad. With the Procession

The inscription that dishonours him by its vainglory will be erased. Pausanias, the Spartan The Haunted and the Haunters, an Unfinished Historical Romance

But it would be sinful to wish to please men for the sake of vainglory or gain, or to please them in something evil, according to Ps. Summa Theologica, Part II-II (Secunda Secundae) Translated by Fathers of the English Dominican Province

The worship of prestige—that is to say, of falsehood; the passion for vainglory—that is to say, for smoke and noise; these are what must die in the interests of the world. Amiel's Journal

If you want to know, I can assure you that I don't feel any melodramatic vainglory. A Modern Instance

No, what moved her was not vainglory, not a restless sense of triumph. Under the Skylights

"Let nothing be done through strife or vainglory, but in lowliness of mind let each esteem other better than themselves." Our Master Thoughts for Salvationists about Their Lord

And since it seems to point to a certain excellence that one be not subject to another's command, it follows that disobedience arises from vainglory. Summa Theologica, Part II-II (Secunda Secundae) Translated by Fathers of the English Dominican Province

Great Powers! will the vainglory of men, especially of Frenchmen, never cease? The Virginians

That her sins are so many, and her service of God so scanty, must be the reason why she is not tempted to vainglory. The Life of St. Teresa of Jesus

The ferocity and ambition of a grim and bloody despot, impelled by vainglory and lust of cruel conquest, do God's work, and yet the doing is sin. Expositions of Holy Scripture Second Kings Chapters VIII to End and Chronicles, Ezra, and Nehemiah. Esther, Job, Proverbs, and Ecclesiastes

"Pride and vainglory," said Brand, shaking his head. Hereward, the Last of the English

Therefore the desire of vainglory is not a sin. Summa Theologica, Part II-II (Secunda Secundae) Translated by Fathers of the English Dominican Province

Indeed, I don't know which of the two deserves the palm, either for bravery or vainglory. The Virginians

He enjoyed a little gentle piece of vanity, not vainglory, and he never could sec any justice in losing the credit of any of his exploits. Springhaven : a Tale of the Great War

Give us some more vainglory; stint not speech. Specimens of Greek Tragedy — Aeschylus and Sophocles

And yet this supposed honour, popular applause, desire of immortality by this means, pride and vainglory spur them on many times rashly and unadvisedly, to make away themselves and multitudes of others. The Anatomy of Melancholy

Therefore discord should itself be reckoned a capital vice, rather than a daughter of vainglory. Summa Theologica, Part II-II (Secunda Secundae) Translated by Fathers of the English Dominican Province

I think it was not altogether through vainglory he spoke. Paths of Glory Impressions of War Written at and Near the Front

He is now at an end, for he hath had the wolf of vainglory, which he fed until himself became the food. Character Writings of the 17th Century

From all blindness of heart; from pride, vainglory, and hypocrisy; from envy, hatred, and malice, and all uncharitableness: Good Lord, deliver us. The Gospel of the Pentateuch

"The bishops, humbled and mortified, and stripped of all pomp and vainglory, were reduced to a simple ecclesiastical life, and to the possessions belonging to them as churchmen." The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 05 (From Charlemagne to Frederick Barbarossa)

Therefore discord, whereby a man holds to his own way of thinking, and departs from that of others, is reckoned to be a daughter of vainglory. Summa Theologica, Part II-II (Secunda Secundae) Translated by Fathers of the English Dominican Province

So proud, I fear, that we should end in committing some great folly, or great crime in our conceit and vainglory. All Saints' Day and Other Sermons

"Let nothing be done through strife or vainglory; but in lowliness of mind let each esteem others better than themselves." How to Live a Holy Life

After all, what vainglory need there be in accidents of birth or fortune. The Doctor's Daughter

My dear oracle, however, once said, vainglory must not be despised or discouraged, when it operated but as a human engine for great or good deeds. The Diary and Letters of Madame D'Arblay — Volume 2

Therefore it seems that strife is a daughter of pride or vainglory which makes a man boast and puff himself up. Summa Theologica, Part II-II (Secunda Secundae) Translated by Fathers of the English Dominican Province

Nevertheless it was not all vainglory that made David buy this library: it was rather a mighty respect for education, as something that he has missed. What Every Woman Knows

Is there not excuse in this flattery for just a little vainglory? Confessions of a Beachcomber

All his selfrighteousness, his silly conceit and vainglory stood out before him. Peter: a novel of which he is not the hero

Whydah was reached again on 18th February 1864, and within a week came news that Gelele, puffed up with confidence and vainglory, had set out for Abeokuta, and was harrying that district. The Life of Sir Richard Burton

For anger is a vice distinct from vainglory. Summa Theologica, Part II-II (Secunda Secundae) Translated by Fathers of the English Dominican Province

Gold and silver, pleasure, vainglory, they have long since banished, as being unprofitable to the commonwealth; and their life is an unbroken calm, in liberty, equality, an equal happiness. Marius the Epicurean — Volume 2

Now and then without vainglory I can say I know their hearts; but Madame penetrates to and holds commune with their souls. Simon the Jester

More'n once, when I'm younger, I'm swept down by this last form of heroism, an' I even recalls how in a sperit of vainglory I rides a buffalo bull. Wolfville Days

"Every author," said Mr. Magnus gloomily, "says that to himself when he can't sell his books, but it's all vainglory, I'm afraid." The Captives

Therefore it is not a daughter of vainglory. Summa Theologica, Part II-II (Secunda Secundae) Translated by Fathers of the English Dominican Province

The little army altogether, may have numbered a hundred men, which, in his vainglory, Gian Maria accounted all that would be needed to reduce Roccaleone. Love-at-Arms

This, then, is the end of my apologia pro vita mea, which I began with so resonant a flourish of vainglory. Simon the Jester

"He was two years an' seven months on last Friday week," she replied, with ill-concealed vainglory. Such Is Life

A puff of vainglory rises to my brow; I feel the fire of enthusiasm run through my veins. The Life of the fly; with which are interspersed some chapters of autobiography

Therefore discord arises from malice, i.e. envy, rather than from vainglory. Summa Theologica, Part II-II (Secunda Secundae) Translated by Fathers of the English Dominican Province

It may be said generally that Kayans seldom or never wage war on Kayans, and seldom attack others merely to secure heads or in sheer vainglory, as the Ibans not infrequently do. The Pagan Tribes of Borneo

Men should not dispute amongst themselves about vainglory and rank; that which perfectly distinguishes one from the other is wisdom and virtue. The Middle-Class Gentleman

The governing principle of his whole conduct, it is said, is not vainglory, or ambition, or avarice, but a deadly hatred of Englishmen and a desire to make them miserable. The History of England, from the Accession of James II — Volume 4

Thus have I laid open to you my whole heart, confessed my perplexities, acknowledged my vainglory, and exposed with equal sincerity the sources of my doubts, and the motives of my decision. Critical and Historical Essays — Volume 2

Now it is proper to pride and vainglory to seek one's own glory. Summa Theologica, Part II-II (Secunda Secundae) Translated by Fathers of the English Dominican Province

Do you now feel what it is to be justified by our Saviour’s death, and reject all weak and idle dependence on good works, that spring from man’s pride and vainglory?” The Pioneers

No man, who is not inflamed by vainglory into enthusiasm, can flatter himself that his single, unsupported, desultory, unsystematic endeavours, are of power to defeat, the subtle designs and united cabals of ambitious citizens. Thoughts on the Present Discontents, and Speeches, etc.

This was the moment of triumph and vainglory to the coachman. The Sketch-Book of Geoffrey Crayon

Let nothing be done through strife or vainglory; but in lowliness of mind let each esteem other better than themselves. Concerning Christian Liberty

Therefore contention is not a daughter of vainglory. Summa Theologica, Part II-II (Secunda Secundae) Translated by Fathers of the English Dominican Province

At first, he wasted his estate in show and luxury, always intending to be famous, and destroying his own fame all the while by his vainglory and haste. Westward Ho!, or, the voyages and adventures of Sir Amyas Leigh, Knight, of Burrough, in the county of Devon, in the reign of her most glorious majesty Queen Elizabeth

All Michael's very vanity and vainglory made him rush out at once; he would have walked into Dublin Castle for a lady's glove. The Man Who Knew Too Much

What seemed to him in his vainglory beyond the reach of Omnipotence, was accomplished by Lee and Jackson and a Confederate army at Chancellorsville. Lincoln; An Account of his Personal Life, Especially of its Springs of Action as Revealed and Deepened by the Ordeal of War

If the few words I am about to say savour of egotism or vainglory, you will, I am sure, pardon me, inasmuch as I am here only to speak of myself. Little Masterpieces of Autobiography: Actors

Objection 1: It would seem that contention is not a daughter of vainglory. Summa Theologica, Part II-II (Secunda Secundae) Translated by Fathers of the English Dominican Province

"Now, my dear sir, you have feasted me royally, and better far than I deserve, but why will you go about to make me drunk twice over, first with vainglory and then with wine?" Westward Ho!, or, the voyages and adventures of Sir Amyas Leigh, Knight, of Burrough, in the county of Devon, in the reign of her most glorious majesty Queen Elizabeth

I owe my little triumph to the vainglory of Angouleme; in a few days it will be quite forgotten, and you alone would have taken a real pleasure in it. Eve and David

No wonder that God in His special grace subjects the ministers of the Gospel to all kinds of afflictions, otherwise they could not cope with this ugly beast called vainglory. Commentary on the Epistle to the Galatians

It is a curious evidence of the petty criticism which beset him in those days, that this motto was at times cited as a proof of his vainglory. Autobiography of Andrew Dickson White — Volume 1

Consequently contention is reckoned a daughter of vainglory for the same reason as discord. Summa Theologica, Part II-II (Secunda Secundae) Translated by Fathers of the English Dominican Province

But note here his vainglory and falsehood, or else fear of the Spaniard. Westward Ho!, or, the voyages and adventures of Sir Amyas Leigh, Knight, of Burrough, in the county of Devon, in the reign of her most glorious majesty Queen Elizabeth

The crowd groaned at her; but Mr. Blick stopped them, calling the husband, who was in a sad state of drunken vainglory, to leave the ranks in which he tried to march. Martin Hyde, the Duke's Messenger

To desire vainglory is to desire lies, because when one person praises another he tells lies. Commentary on the Epistle to the Galatians

Having thus oppressed the vainglory of my self-willed mind, the presumption of this unworthy body must be subdued likewise. Kai Lung's Golden Hours

Hence there is no reason why the per se and direct effects of pride or vainglory, should not result from the contraries of those things which are the occasion of pride. Summa Theologica, Part II-II (Secunda Secundae) Translated by Fathers of the English Dominican Province

Nothing was easier than to deceive him; but don’t imagine I deceived him from the vainglory of a mere sinner. The Arrow of Gold A Story Between Two Notes

This thought was, “as it were, a maul on the head of the pride and vainglory” which he found “easily blown up at the applause and commendation of every unadvised christian.” The Life of John Bunyan

When the poison of vainglory gets into the Church you have no idea what havoc it can cause. Commentary on the Epistle to the Galatians

Well," says Watt, "it's to be hoped they line out of their prayer-books a certain passage for the common people about pride and vainglory. Bleak House

Objection 1: It would seem that discord is not a daughter of vainglory. Summa Theologica, Part II-II (Secunda Secundae) Translated by Fathers of the English Dominican Province

Therefore presumption arises from ignorance rather than from vainglory. Summa Theologica, Part II-II (Secunda Secundae) Translated by Fathers of the English Dominican Province

This does not, however, prove that strife is the daughter of vainglory properly and directly. Summa Theologica, Part II-II (Secunda Secundae) Translated by Fathers of the English Dominican Province

Now vainglory has always been a common poison in the world. Commentary on the Epistle to the Galatians

Because Paul knew that the vainglory of the false Apostles had caused the churches of Galatia endless trouble, he makes it his business to suppress this abominable vice. Commentary on the Epistle to the Galatians

Now, since prudence is in the reason, the more spiritual vices seem to be more akin thereto, such as pride and vainglory. Summa Theologica, Part II-II (Secunda Secundae) Translated by Fathers of the English Dominican Province

单词	vainglory
例句	vainglory Pride made me show off and help the weaker party of the tournament You could call it vainglory. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z Once that message is well and truly ingrained in you, it feels like vainglory to imagine one’s own likes and dislikes could matter to other people. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z He told his audience that too many of them suffered from "rivalry and vainglory"; superiors favored proteges and underlings fawned on bosses to further careers; others fed gossip or false information to the media. Pope says Vatican administration is sick with power and greed 2014-12-22T05:00:00Z The hours are incredibly wearing, there is little glamour or vainglory, but the work is rich and rewarding; and everyone of us who works in theatre knows it is vitally important. Arts funding cuts will bring down the curtain on our theatre's golden age 2010-07-28T12:31:00Z Like our leader, she is vainglory on wheels. From Camille Paglia, ‘Free Women, Free Men’ and No Sacred Cows 2017-03-23T04:00:00Z So it was not just vainglory to dub the concert “The Last Waltz”: This really was the end of something. “The Last Waltz” at 40: The Band and their classic movie speak beyond boomer nostalgia 2016-11-19T05:00:00Z Throughout the interview there are wonderful flashes of ego and vainglory. The return of Ant music 2011-02-23T08:29:32Z Out it all pours: the vainglory, the moral equivocation and especially the furious envy of “Albert bloody Pierrepoint,” the “Number One hangman all them years,” with hundreds more executions to his credit. Review: ‘Hangmen,’ Offering the Last Word in Gallows Humor 2022-04-21T04:00:00Z Others think it's a fetish, and that the full-credit list is in any case a vainglory of cinema that other artforms do without. Peter Bradshaw on end credits 2010-09-29T20:45:00Z When Williams conducts the “Imperial March,” he can both scare you with the Empire’s fully-operational battle power, as with the Berlin Philharmonic, and mock its vainglory, as with the Vienna Philharmonic. What Gustavo Dudamel’s Recordings Reveal About His Conducting 2023-05-13T04:00:00Z Tseng told them it would look as if it were billowing in the wind, but the flag just looks abused, and the men in front of it appear puffed with vainglory. Tseng Kwong Chi, an “Ambiguous Ambassador” to Life in America 2019-06-23T04:00:00Z Her greatest legacy could be to inspire a new generation of philanthropists driven, like her, not by vainglory but by justice. The Art of Staying Cool: 10 Can’t-Miss Summer Shows in New York 2018-07-04T04:00:00Z “I only know that it is mixed, that you cannot separate good from bad, that wisdom, courage and benevolence exist alongside knavery, greed and stupidity; heroism and fortitude alongside vainglory, cruelty and corruption.” Barbara W. Tuchman, Folly and the Stream of History 2018-03-14T04:00:00Z Another way to view this, as "The White Lotus" reminds us, is that the show's exhibitions of vainglory and egotism are neither inherently masculine nor feminine. How "The White Lotus" blurs the cinematic meaning of gaze through the lens of Valentina 2022-12-04T05:00:00Z That’s the mantra for wide receivers, a group long known for their vainglory. Rams' Cooper Kupp gets it: UCLA study shows he wears a performance-enhancing number 2023-09-08T04:00:00Z When she says, “All white people look the same” or “It’s true, I am good at everything,” there is vulnerability to her vainglory because it is so transparently insecure. Constance Wu’s Hollywood Destiny 2019-09-16T04:00:00Z His photograph that accompanied the July 21 front-page article “A Twitter storm and its aftermath” captured President Trump in all his vainglory. Opinion \| Readers critique The Post: It’s not about optics — unless it’s photos of Trump 2019-08-02T04:00:00Z Christians, in the view of MacArthur and his fellow signatories, must condemn both “racial animosity” and “racial vainglory.” Opinion \| It’s impossible to separate social justice from the Christian gospel 2018-09-10T04:00:00Z There is no vainglory, no triumphalism, no excuses; instead we are presented with a brutally honest, heartfelt confession of human error. A matter of life and death: William Boyd on the rise of the surgeon-memoir 2017-05-06T04:00:00Z And now, in yet another unlikely occurrence, parrots, among the oldest victims of human acquisitiveness and vainglory, have become some of the most empathic readers of our troubled minds. What Does a Parrot Know About PTSD? 2016-01-28T05:00:00Z The tragedy is that the likely price of his vainglory is the increasing isolation of a country founded as a democratic refuge for a despised and decimated people. Netanyahu Plays the Race Card 2015-03-22T04:00:00Z The litany of maladies he mentioned includes “rivalry and vainglory,” “chatter, grumbling and gossip,” “accumulating material goods,” and “spiritual Alzheimer’s.” Pope Condemns Violence, Persecution in Iraq and Syria, in Christmas Message At worst, this is no more than the kind of innocent vainglory that drives the un-great and not-good to compile their own Desert Island Discs. In praise of … DIY obituaries 2013-03-06T21:55:29Z It was el destino most unhappily precipitated by his own vainglory. The Early Life and Adventures of Sylvia Scarlett 2012-04-26T02:00:17.327Z He, the young god, wished that there were many worlds, the which he might conquer—so great a fever of vainglory had embraced his young lusty courage. Against War 2012-04-21T02:00:21.397Z For M. Thiers, throughout his whole career, devoted his brilliant gifts to the promotion of that spirit of narrow national vainglory which of late years has made France dreaded and detested in Germany. Modern Leaders: Being a Series of Biographical Sketches 2012-04-01T02:00:10.050Z "Then come with me, and I will show you one," he retorted, discretion giving way to vainglory. Historical Romances: Under the Red Robe, Count Hannibal, A Gentleman of France 2012-03-15T02:00:24.837Z The document is, however, more than a mere claim to vainglory. China?s space programme: Rockets galore 2012-01-05T16:00:47Z When, however, in self-confidence, they lost sight of His helping hand, and in contempt of the enemy dispersed the army, they were given up to the reward of vainglory. From Manassas to Appomattox Memoirs of The Civil War in America 2011-12-28T03:00:39.977Z Pride, vainglory and hypocrisy—all of them, and a lot more! The Whirligig of Time 2011-11-04T02:00:23.063Z For which we have every reason to feel, not indeed pride, not self-satisfaction, not vainglory, but perpetual thanksgiving, and benediction to the Author and Giver of all good things. Sermons 2011-09-26T02:00:27.830Z His name is George of La Tremouille, a jealous despot, consumed with malice and vainglory, resentful. The Executioner's Knife Or Joan of Arc 2011-09-13T02:00:34.817Z Ere now to exhibit myself, and for vainglory, I crawled into danger; but this undertaking is for the Most Holy Lady. The Deluge, Vol. II. (of 2) An Historical Novel of Poland, Sweden, and Russia. 2011-09-05T02:00:23.933Z Without vainglory," replied George, smiling, "I enjoyed a great reputation in the regiment for my leek soup. The Galley Slave's Ring or The Family of Lebrenn. A Tale of The French Revolution of 1848 2011-08-29T02:01:02.680Z A proud man was he of this prize of his archery; but, had he known the full tale of the day’s doings, he might have been, without vainglory, prouder still. Cedric, the Forester 2011-08-17T02:00:29.077Z We are a people of pamphleteers; a free country has a free communication; and many, for interest or vainglory, rush to catch the public ear. Amenities of Literature Consisting of Sketches and Characters of English Literature 2011-06-03T02:00:19.227Z These do not fight out of vainglory or as a trade; they fight in the defence of their hearths, their families, their town. The Executioner's Knife Or Joan of Arc 2011-09-13T02:00:34.817Z The light of vainglory was in the man's eyes, and he hammered his heels into his horse's flanks till it was racing headlong. The Son of his Father 2011-06-01T02:00:21.287Z Clay’s rather obvious failings included an indulgence in coarse vainglory, though he had generally the sense to check it when it might prove a handicap. The Secret of the Reef 2011-04-12T02:00:26.980Z I write this as it were by compulsion, for I would rather hold my peace, because I live in fear and dread of secret tendency to vainglory. Matelda and the Cloister of Hellfde Extracts from the Book of Matilda of Magdeburg 2011-04-11T02:00:10.567Z We thought of it all as our duty toward life; there was no wish for vainglory—no longing for riches. I Walked in Arden 2011-04-10T02:00:06.137Z Remember, I do not quote this in any vainglory. A Fantasy of Far Japan Summer Dream Dialogues 2011-04-09T02:00:13.677Z Perhaps he did: at all events, I shall not be deterred from going on, though neither of my Irish experiences have as yet redounded to my vainglory. Luttrell Of Arran Complete 2011-04-01T02:00:31.290Z Few men who have accomplished so much have felt so little vainglory over it as Jenner. Makers of Modern Medicine 2011-03-05T03:00:29.580Z Insensibility and foolhardiness are caused by pride or vainglory, by contempt for life or for the strength of others. Moral Theology A Complete Course Based on St. Thomas Aquinas and the Best Modern Authorities 2011-02-24T03:00:54.237Z "Could the infamous thought be expressed more discreetly—the thought that my dishonor should subserve the violence, the cupidity, the ambition and the vainglory of princes bent upon oppressing the people!" The Blacksmith's Hammer, or The Peasant Code A Tale of the Grand Monarch 2011-01-18T03:00:14.120Z Here belong all the sins of vainglory and spiritual pride. Works of Martin Luther With Introductions and Notes (Volume II) 2011-01-11T03:00:31.950Z As the devil delights to lord it over men, and to please himself with vainglory, so man, tainted with the same tyrannical ambition, haughtily lifts himself up above others. True Christianity 2010-12-25T03:00:12.817Z The nation's modest bank manager doesn't do the hubris, hyperbole and vainglory of his predecessor, but he allowed himself a quiet preen. Budget 2010: A quiet preen for Alistair Darling on his day of vindication 2010-03-24T21:00:00Z Caius gives alms to the poor, intending only an act of charity, but he knows that thoughts of vainglory will arise. Moral Theology A Complete Course Based on St. Thomas Aquinas and the Best Modern Authorities 2011-02-24T03:00:54.237Z The background is that vast land of the elephant, the crocodile, and the hippopotamus, where solitary Englishmen are loyally serving their country and civilisation without vainglory or hope of reward. A Blot on the Scutcheon Protect us against all spiritual pride and the vainglory of worldly honor or reputation. Works of Martin Luther With Introductions and Notes (Volume II) 2011-01-11T03:00:31.950Z Remember also, that no actions, how great and glorious soever in appearance, which proceed only from ostentation and vainglory, can be well pleasing to God. True Christianity 2010-12-25T03:00:12.817Z So much vainglory was punished by the God of Justice, who expels from His kingdom the proud and haughty. Bartholomew Sastrow Being the Memoirs of a German Burgomaster Hence there is less danger of vainglory, and all their merit is preserved in the sight of God. Fraternal Charity Let us not be desirous of vainglory, provoking one another, envying one another.” Secret Power or the Secret of Success in Christian Life and Work Some who are aware that I was far from rich, will take me to task for my indifference to gain; they will attribute my generosity to vainglory or to stupidity. The Memoirs of Count Carlo Gozzi Volume the Second Be thou, therefore, O sinful and wretched creature, ashamed of that pride, vainglory, and self-love, which have taken possession of thy heart. True Christianity 2010-12-25T03:00:12.817Z Ornament, they may contend, especially in woman's dress, is simply mannikin's vainglory. The Book of This and That See to what vainglory and boastfulness have brought me. One Of Them It was not vainglory that moved her, for to be the daughter of Ferdinand and Isabel was a greater honour than to be a Queen. The Wives of Henry the Eighth and the Parts They Played in History The man lost his head with vainglory at this reception. Women of Mediæval France Woman: in all ages and in all countries Vol. 5 (of 10) There is in them no pure love of God, no desire to promote his glory; but only a certain carnal self-love and an insatiable thirst of vainglory. True Christianity 2010-12-25T03:00:12.817Z The old hare watched dimly his flashing eyes and the vainglory of the face of the young Mulgar Prince boasting in his finery, and she grimly smiled. The Three Mulla-mulgars Personal pride, the vainglory of' success, is the triumph in one case; in the other there is no question of anything save gain. The Daltons, Volume II (of II) Or,Three Roads In Life Not boldly or magnificently or in a spirit of vainglory, but in a manner that is not the less impressive because few have spoken of it, he has given them the lie. Merchantmen-at-arms : the British merchants' service in the war For the very story of the past, which tells of the triumphs of science, bids the man of science put away from him all thoughts of vainglory, and that by many tokens. The Voice of Science in Nineteenth-Century Literature Representative Prose and Verse They are martyrs to the pope of Rome, to their own conceit, and to a thirst after vainglory, with which they are carried away. True Christianity 2010-12-25T03:00:12.817Z His manner had grated on Colfax after a time, for he was the soul of vainglory himself, and he wanted no other gods in the place beside himself. The "Genius" Note this: only such as are pure in spirit, emptied of vainglory and vain knowledge, re- ceive Truth. Miscellaneous Writings, 1883-1896 To boast of our superior refinement, intelligence and virtue, is the extreme of vainglory, and adding insult to injury. Thoughts on African Colonization Incongruously enough a vein of romance ran through the massive strata of conceit, and intolerance, and vainglory, and pertinacity, and pugnacity that made up the very definite structure of his nature. The Mystery of Witch-Face Mountain and Other Stories I never did anything in this cause for contention, vainglory, or to draw disciples after me. Calamities and Quarrels of Authors I reply: Paul's chief concern is to defeat the vainglory and pretensions of false preachers, and to teach them the right conception and appreciation of the Gospel which he proclaimed. Epistle Sermons, Vol. III Trinity Sunday to Advent Belshazzar, to exhibit his vainglory, proclaims throughout Babylon, that all the great ones should assemble on a set day, at the Sultan’s feast. Early English Alliterative Poems in the West-Midland Dialect of the Fourteenth Century What made Curtius, on a like occasion, so desperately to throw away his life, but only vainglory, that is condemned, and unanimously voted for a main branch of Folly by all wise men? In Praise of Folly Illustrated with Many Curious Cuts From all blindness of heart; from pride, vainglory, and hypocrisy; from envy, hatred, and malice, and all uncharitableness, Good Lord, deliver us. The Book of Common Prayer and The Scottish Liturgy Sulla is said to have been so proud of this stratagem that he had the scene engraved upon a signet-ring, an act of vainglory which estranged Marius from him. Helps to Latin Translation at Sight There is nothing that so certainly turns to shame in the retrospect as vainglory, and this is what the personal dinner is chiefly supposed to inspire in the victim of it. Imaginary Interviews But when probed to the quick upon it, they show at the bottom of their souls pride and vainglory in their condition of masterdom. The Best of the World's Classics, Restricted to Prose, Vol. IX (of X) - America - I Note how forcibly yet kindly Paul restrains the disgraceful vice of vainglory. Epistle Sermons, Vol. II Epiphany, Easter and Pentecost From all blindness of heart; from pride, vainglory, and hypocrisy; from envy, hatred, and malice, and all uncharitableness, Good Lord, deliver us. The Book of Common Prayer and The Scottish Liturgy The Governor was not desirous of vainglory, though according to the custom of the time, he might have demanded absolute submission and obedience. Three Young Pioneers A Story of the Early Settlement of Our Country Thus have I laid open to you my whole heart, confessed my perplexities, acknowledged my vainglory, and exposed with equal sincerity the sources of my doubts and the motives of my decision. Critical and Historical Essays, Volume III (of 3) The old abbot—buried, so say the traditions of the family, under the ruins of the pile that he reared with such pride and vainglory—never lived to enjoy his riches. Only an Irish Girl Let him, then, who would be a preacher guard vigilantly against vainglory and avarice. Epistle Sermons, Vol. II Epiphany, Easter and Pentecost When technique is turned to such uses, not for the vainglory of a virtuoso, but for the service of the artist in his earnest work of expression, then it identifies itself with art. The Gate of Appreciation Studies in the Relation of Art to Life But he worshiped the gods of the Edomites, and was filled with vainglory from his successes over them. Ancient States and Empires Alexander, in a full crowd of courtiers, without being occasionally called or provoked to it, falls into this rhapsody of vainglory: Can none remember? The Mirror of Taste, and Dramatic Censor Vol I, No. 2, February 1810 "But I'm the worst snag that ever either of you struck," he went on in his vainglory. Stingaree It is true, however, that avarice also is an evil characteristic of false teachers, being found hand in hand with vainglory. Epistle Sermons, Vol. II Epiphany, Easter and Pentecost He was big, boisterous, stubborn, and swollen with pride and vainglory. Frank of Freedom Hill The apostasy of Solomon is the most mournful fall recorded in history, thereby showing that no intellectual power can rescue a man from the indulgence of his passions and the sins of pride and vainglory. Ancient States and Empires The vainglory of Boquet, without the consent or knowledge of his superior officer urged him to send forward a party of four hundred Highlanders and a company of Virginians, under Major James Grant to reconnoitre. An Historical Account of the Settlements of Scotch Highlanders in America Instead of the graces of the Spirit, there were manifested pride, formalism, vainglory, selfishness, oppression. The Great Controversy Between Christ and Satan The temptations of vainglory are mightier than those of adversity. Epistle Sermons, Vol. II Epiphany, Easter and Pentecost But it was Richelieu's successful adherence to this plan that positively and finally relegated religion to a minor place in statecraft, and made nationality, political supremacy, what some have called "vainglory," the foremost impulse. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 11 In my father, I noticed mildness of manner with firmness of resolution, contempt of vainglory, industry in business, and accessibility of person. Ancient States and Empires Draw aside your skirts in the vainglory of self-righteousness from the passing multitude. The Uncalled A Novel With some he dissembled; others he attached to himself by conferring obligations upon them, led by a desire for vainglory; but to all he manifested how he stood toward the heathen religion. A Source Book for Ancient Church History The main point of this lesson is that in a preacher or a teacher no vice is more injurious and venomous than vainglory. Epistle Sermons, Vol. II Epiphany, Easter and Pentecost He spoke of his own conceit and vainglory, the pride of his age and experience, and then he told of the lesson he had learned. The heart of happy hollow A collection of stories It denies me if I win the vainglory of overcoming a Titan. The God of Love Ambition and vainglory robs and spoils others' excellencies to clothe itself withal; and then boasts itself in these borrowed feathers! The Works of the Rev. Hugh Binning With most of the faults that can beset one of my station, I do not plead guilty to any excessive degree of vainglory. The King's Mirror You know that he is cold, callous, that he is a bad man, that ambition and vainglory are his only guides. The Gods are Athirst It was a very simple place, and an aged woman served the young man as cook and caretaker; but Abram Dixon was astonished at what seemed to him both vainglory and extravagance. The heart of happy hollow A collection of stories He was a tall man, and on his tanned face were no signs of the excesses imputed to him, perhaps out of vainglory, by Mrs. Samson. Moor Fires France, by vainglory and the old literary pretensions of Anjou, had also a balancing claim upon Italy. The Posthumous Works of Thomas De Quincey, Vol. 1 But vainglory was no more a part of his nature, than was fear. Western Characters or Types of Border Life in the Western States Each of them constitutes for him who enjoys it an obligation and not a reason for vainglory. The Simple Life Folly in the garb of pride, of vanity, of vainglory, is the hidden spring of all that is considered high and great in this world. Erasmus and the Age of Reformation Yet are we indeed God's satraps, as but now I cried in my vainglory, and we hold within our palms the destiny of many peoples. Chivalry The reply of the natives is an amusing example of the ignorant vainglory of savage tribes, unacquainted with the power of civilized peoples. The Naval History of the United States Volume 1 What you tell me will confound the vainglory of our modern sceptics. Balthasar and Other Works - 1909 They that desire to excel in too many matters, out of levity and vainglory, are ever envious. The Best of the World's Classics, Restricted to prose. Volume III (of X) - Great Britain and Ireland I Doing nothing through faction or through vainglory, but in lowliness of mind each counting other better than himself; 4. Expositions of Holy Scripture Second Corinthians, Galatians, and Philippians Chapters I to End. Colossians, Thessalonians, and First Timothy. He then lays the matter before the new-comer, who promises to talk the peasant over with soft words; for, says he, there is nothing accomplished with vainglory. German Culture Past and Present But when the devil set Christ on a pinnacle of the Temple, he purposed to tempt Him to pride or vainglory. Summa Theologica, Part III (Tertia Pars) From the Complete American Edition He would fairly roll on the puncheon floor in the vainglory of his delight when she identified chair and fire and bed and door by their accurate English names. The Ordeal A Mountain Romance of Tennessee I can understand that, and see a sort of nobility in it too, especially in days when the career of a statesman is only a path to vainglory of every kind. The Eternal City Faction and vainglory are best defeated by humility and unselfishness. Expositions of Holy Scripture Second Corinthians, Galatians, and Philippians Chapters I to End. Colossians, Thessalonians, and First Timothy. That he should be puffed up with vainglory, was neither unlikely nor unreasonable. Border and Bastille Secondly, he advanced to that matter in which spiritual men are sometimes found wanting, inasmuch as they do certain things for show, which pertains to vainglory. Summa Theologica, Part III (Tertia Pars) From the Complete American Edition He spoke without any vainglory, but in the utmost confidence. The Young Trailers A Story of Early Kentucky So, after a slight hesitation, he added, 'But the race is not to the swift, brother, and I am wrong to indulge in vainglory about anything. The Continental Monthly, Vol. III, No. V, May, 1863 Devoted to Literature and National Policy He knew that people in after-days would ask about him; and it was with no sort of unwarrantable vainglory that he gave Percy certain materials for a biography which he wished him to undertake. Goldsmith English Men of Letters Series The quiet confidence with which he had revealed his plan to Lieutenant Sutch over the table in the Criterion grill-room was the mere vainglory of a man who continually deceived himself? The Four Feathers It may be that the Evangelists set these things in different orders, because sometimes cupidity arises from vainglory, sometimes the reverse happens. Summa Theologica, Part III (Tertia Pars) From the Complete American Edition On the other hand when a man loses the eternal reward simply through vainglory, and not merely in respect of one act, vainglory is a mortal sin. Summa Theologica, Part II-II (Secunda Secundae) Translated by Fathers of the English Dominican Province This glamour is the vainglory of that love in being wise and thus also of being eminent and dominant. Angelic Wisdom about Divine Providence And this did he to preserve his lowliness, and to avoid vainglory, which is the fretting moth of all virtues. The Most Ancient Lives of Saint Patrick Including the Life by Jocelin, Hitherto Unpublished in America, and His Extant Writings If he be a conceited man, full of self-admirations and vainglories, his egotism will disgust and repel. Dreamthorp A Book of Essays Written in the Country Therefore it was inconsistent to urge Him to cast Himself thence: for this would be contrary to pride or vainglory, which always seeks to rise. Summa Theologica, Part III (Tertia Pars) From the Complete American Edition Objection 1: It seems that vainglory is not a capital vice. Summa Theologica, Part II-II (Secunda Secundae) Translated by Fathers of the English Dominican Province But it only took two to take the pride and vainglory out of Josiah Allen. Samantha at the World's Fair The temptation to improve the opportunity, to any man less strong than our hero, would have been irresistible, but there was no display of vainglory, no cheap boasting. The Story of Isaac Brock Hero, Defender and Saviour of Upper Canada, 1812 But one continuous movement can be both good and bad: for instance, a man may go to church continuously, intending at first vainglory, and afterwards the service of God. Summa Theologica, Part I-II (Pars Prima Secundae) From the Complete American Edition But the tempter only deals with three, viz. gluttony, vainglory, and covetousness. Summa Theologica, Part III (Tertia Pars) From the Complete American Edition And since many vices arise from the inordinate desire thereof, it follows that vainglory is a capital vice. Summa Theologica, Part II-II (Secunda Secundae) Translated by Fathers of the English Dominican Province It became rather too warm, and on Carroll making a motion to move his chair into the shade, every other man moved into the sunshine, and sat sweltering and smoking in a fatuous vainglory. The Debtor A Novel In the eyes of those possessed of insight, all this conflict, contention and vainglory hath ever been, and will ever be, like unto the play and pastimes of children. The Summons of the Lord of Hosts But it is accidental to an action to be ordained to some particular end; for instance, to give alms from vainglory. Summa Theologica, Part I-II (Pars Prima Secundae) From the Complete American Edition I love a serious preacher, who speaks for my sake and not for his own; who seeks my salvation, and not his own vainglory. Many Thoughts of Many Minds A Treasury of Quotations from the Literature of Every Land and Every Age Therefore it seems that they are not the daughters of vainglory. Summa Theologica, Part II-II (Secunda Secundae) Translated by Fathers of the English Dominican Province It is in no spirit of vainglory that we call for such a comparison. History and Ecclesiastical Relations of the Churches of the Presbyterial Order at Amoy, China The former bringeth forth the fruit of patience, of longing desire, of true understanding, and love; whilst the latter can yield naught but arrogance, vainglory and conceit. The Kitáb-i-Íqán But this can be referred to an evil end, for instance, to vainglory or covetousness, by willing to obey God for the sake of temporal gain. Summa Theologica, Part I-II (Pars Prima Secundae) From the Complete American Edition Put away the garment of vainglory, and divest...48: The Hidden Words of Bahá'u'lláh Objection 1: It seems that vainglory is not opposed to magnanimity. Summa Theologica, Part II-II (Secunda Secundae) Translated by Fathers of the English Dominican Province If you put it to his generosity and vainglory you would get it easier than from his sense of justice and right. Oscar Wilde, His Life and Confessions Volume 2 From this title We perceived the odour of conceit and vainglory, inasmuch as he hath imagined himself a learned man and regarded the rest of the people ignorant. The Kitáb-i-Íqán Secondly, a thing is said to be good or evil, from its relation to the end: thus the giving of alms for vainglory is said to be evil. Summa Theologica, Part I-II (Pars Prima Secundae) From the Complete American Edition Put away the garment of vainglory, and divest yourselves of the attire of haughtiness. The Hidden Words of Bahá'u'lláh Objection 1: It seems that vainglory is a mortal sin. Summa Theologica, Part II-II (Secunda Secundae) Translated by Fathers of the English Dominican Province "Captain," I cried, and perhaps there was the least vainglory in me; "I talked to you at Benton." The River and I To energize wholesome spiritual warfare, to rebuke vainglory, to offset boastful emptiness, to crown patient toil, and rejoice in the spirit and power of Christian Science, we must ourselves be true. Retrospection and Introspection But if this be done in an undue manner, i.e. out of unlawful superstition, or again for vainglory, it will be in excess. Summa Theologica, Part I-II (Pars Prima Secundae) From the Complete American Edition There can be no doubt that whoever is cognizant of this truth, is cleansed and sanctified from all pride, arrogance, and vainglory. Epistle to the Son of the Wolf Therefore eccentricity should not be specially reckoned as a daughter of vainglory. Summa Theologica, Part II-II (Secunda Secundae) Translated by Fathers of the English Dominican Province We are getting up our vainglories again, smoothing our peacock's plumes. The Letters of Elizabeth Barrett Browning, Volume II Will not that inflame our pride, and increase our natural vainglory? Sermons Preached at Brighton Third Series Objection 1: It would seem that we ought not to reckon seven capital vices, viz. vainglory, envy, anger, sloth, covetousness, gluttony, lust. Summa Theologica, Part I-II (Pars Prima Secundae) From the Complete American Edition Arrogance and vainglory would not have stood the test, but would soon have vanquished like morning clouds before the rising sun. In the Shadow of Death These are three, namely, presumption, ambition, and vainglory. Summa Theologica, Part II-II (Secunda Secundae) Translated by Fathers of the English Dominican Province May not men of genius plume themselves with the vainglory of universality? Literary Character of Men of Genius Drawn from Their Own Feelings and Confessions She felt none of the vainglory of power. His Excellency the Minister Now in the first place happiness implies perfection, since happiness is a perfect good, to which belongs excellence or renown, which is desired by pride or vainglory. Summa Theologica, Part I-II (Pars Prima Secundae) From the Complete American Edition But Nature sets her seal of condemnation upon the cruelty and vainglory of man. A History of English Romanticism in the Nineteenth Century Now by desiring vainglory, a man appropriates to himself that which is proper to God. Summa Theologica, Part II-II (Secunda Secundae) Translated by Fathers of the English Dominican Province Yet, with all her fullness of conceit and vainglory, she grew very impatient for the hour to arrive when her sister would be at leisure to talk with her. Allegories of Life Ned had never before heard words so full of conceit and vainglory, yet the strength and menace were there. The Texan Scouts A Story of the Alamo and Goliad But a circumstance makes a good act to be evil, as when a man gives an alms for vainglory. Summa Theologica, Part I-II (Pars Prima Secundae) From the Complete American Edition No man, who is not inflamed by vainglory into enthusiasm, can flatter himself that his single, unsupported, desultory, unsystematic endeavors are of power to defeat the subtle designs and united cabals of ambitious citizens. The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. 01 (of 12) Now vainglory is a sin of this kind, because a gloss of Augustine on 1 Thess. Summa Theologica, Part II-II (Secunda Secundae) Translated by Fathers of the English Dominican Province They were all slain at the cannon’s mouth, whither patriotism, not vainglory, had led them, and lay dead around the battery, with their hammers and spikes in their hands. A Wanderer in Holland All the vainglory of his nature was aflame. The Texan Scouts A Story of the Alamo and Goliad Now the vainglory which preceded man's defeat, which was accomplished through his falling into mortal sin, could be nothing more than a venial sin. Summa Theologica, Part I-II (Pars Prima Secundae) From the Complete American Edition As vainglory had the greatest dominion over him, his main endeavours, from the very beginning, were to humble himself, and to confound his own pride in the sense of his emptiness, and of his sins. The works of John Dryden, now first collected in eighteen volumes. Volume 16 First, by reason of the genus of the deed, as murder and theft: secondly, through being directed to an evil end, as when a person gives an alms for the sake of vainglory. Summa Theologica, Part II-II (Secunda Secundae) Translated by Fathers of the English Dominican Province They are ready to forgive when there is magnanimity, vainglory and probably folly in forgiveness, but will not overlook the most trivial affront when there is every reason for so doing. Epilepsy, Hysteria, and Neurasthenia Their Causes, Symptoms, & Treatment Thus, as they enjoyed the fear inspired among simple neighbours by their imagined traffic with the father of ill, did Madame, I think, relish with a cynical vainglory the suspicion of her satanic superiority. Uncle Silas A Tale of Bartram-Haugh From its presence vaunting and vainglory and arrogance hasten away to be with their own kind. The Reconstructed School A. Pride begets in our souls sinful ambition, vainglory, presumption and hypocrisy. Baltimore Catechism, No. 3 For some reckon pride as one of their number: and these do not place vainglory among the capital vices. Summa Theologica, Part II-II (Secunda Secundae) Translated by Fathers of the English Dominican Province The lash that was wielded was far-reaching; all the vices of the age—irreligion, blasphemy, drunkenness, extravagance, vainglory, loose living—fell under its sting. Audrey In other words, it is not sicklied o'er with a semi-insane desire for notoriety or vainglory, and hence never weakens itself nor harasses any one else by lengthy recitals of its good deeds. What All The World's A-Seeking The Vital Law of True Life, True Greatness Power and Happiness He was full of sentimentalities of vainglory and of personal vanity; but no pilot ever guided a ship of state so skilfully and with such absolute self-devotion through an angry sea. France in the Nineteenth Century I tell it here, not out of pride or vainglory—though I was proud, too—but because it is necessary to the better understanding of my story. For The Admiral Yet nothing hinders this from being directed to the end of another vice, such as vainglory or any other. Summa Theologica, Part II-II (Secunda Secundae) Translated by Fathers of the English Dominican Province At any rate, it was a vainglory of youth, ability, and good looks, ratified by these budding honors thus fresh upon him, and no one took it amiss. Lady Rose's Daughter I appear to be vaporing in a spirit of vainglory; and yet it is under the mere coercion of 'salva necessitas' that I am surprised into this unparalleled instance of activity. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 12, No. 71, September, 1863 You have no right, for the sake of mere military vainglory, to risk the lives of two millions of people. France in the Nineteenth Century Pyramids, arches, obelisks, were but the irregularities of vainglory and wild enormities of ancient magnanimity. Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern — Volume 6 But vainglory is not always a mortal sin. Summa Theologica, Part II-II (Secunda Secundae) Translated by Fathers of the English Dominican Province His good opinion of himself was indeed sufficiently evident; but there was no crude vainglory. Lady Rose's Daughter He who has the most gold and riches is the greatest chief and Page 134of the highest nobility, and is the most respected, in accordance with the vanity and vainglory of this world. The Philippine Islands, 1493-1803 — Volume 03 of 55 1569-1576 Explorations by Early Navigators, Descriptions of the Islands and Their Peoples, Their History and Records of the Catholic Missions, as Related in Contemporaneous Books and Manuscripts, Showing the Political, Economic, Commercial and Religious Conditions of Those Islands from Their Earliest Relations with European Nations to the Beginning of the Nineteenth Century Is she witch, or mad, or possessed by some spirit of vainglory and ambition? A Heroine of France I owe my little triumph to the vainglory of Angouleme; in a few days it will be quite forgotten, and you alone would have taken a real pleasure in it. Lost Illusions Moreover, the boaster frequently aims at obtaining glory through his boasting, and so, according to Gregory, it arises from vainglory considered as its end. Summa Theologica, Part II-II (Secunda Secundae) Translated by Fathers of the English Dominican Province But there was no vainglory in his heart, only a prayer of thanksgiving. The German Classics of the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries, Volume 09 Friedrich Hebbel and Otto Ludwig Absolutely honest, this man was unafraid and unashamed, for Nature has neither apprehension, shame nor vainglory. Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 01 Little Journeys to the Homes of Good Men and Great I think it would depend on how far he believed that my treasures indicated on my own part a genuine love of art, and how far they were but the evidences of pomp and vainglory. The "Goldfish" If, from the idea of motherland, you take away covetousness, hatred, envy and vainglory; if you take away from it the desire for predominance by violence, what is there left of it? Light Therefore boastfulness should not be reckoned among the daughters of vainglory. Summa Theologica, Part II-II (Secunda Secundae) Translated by Fathers of the English Dominican Province The third faction against our Mother Tongue springs from greed of vainglory. The Banquet (Il Convito) In moments of journalistic vainglory we are apt to refer to the "sturdy island race," meaning us. The Author's Craft That was different; he thought it a piece of vainglory on your part alone, amounting to nothing, if, indeed, he observed it at all. Miriam Monfort A Novel Piggy Pennington rolled his trousers far above his knees for tights, and galloped his father's fat delivery horse up and down the alley, riding sideways, standing, and backwards, with much vainglory. The Court of Boyville Now vainglory is not always a mortal sin, but is sometimes a venial sin which only the very perfect avoid. Summa Theologica, Part II-II (Secunda Secundae) Translated by Fathers of the English Dominican Province An easy triumph over the South would cause the North great vainglory and the South great humiliation. Who Goes There? By pride, vainglory, and love of praise I am tempted, but I seek Thy mercy till what is lacking in me by Thee be renewed and perfected. The World's Greatest Books — Volume 09 — Lives and Letters Yet are we indeed God’s satraps, as but now I cried in my vainglory, and we hold within our palms the destiny of many peoples. Chivalry Jimmy felt that secretly his mother did not consider the baby's arrival an occasion for vainglory. The Court of Boyville Such like presumption clearly arises from vainglory; for it is owing to a great desire for glory, that a man attempts things beyond his power, and especially novelties which call for greater admiration. Summa Theologica, Part II-II (Secunda Secundae) Translated by Fathers of the English Dominican Province And no more do I! because I abhor vainglory, and I know these affairs are now a part of established history. Figures of Earth The former, who was the original performer, and doubtless had his instructions from the author, gave full force to the sentiments of avowed and barbarous vainglory, which mark the character. The Dramatic Works of John Dryden, Volume 1 With a Life of the Author It looks like vainglory, but it is not such. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 06, No. 33, July, 1860 Wageman is the painter, and nothing can describe the bonhommie of Harry, who has just drawn the cork of a pint of port, exulting in all the vainglory of crust and bees' wing.—ED. The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 14, No. 392, October 3, 1829 Hence Gregory states explicitly that presumption of novelties is a daughter of vainglory. Summa Theologica, Part II-II (Secunda Secundae) Translated by Fathers of the English Dominican Province If they have left us nothing for vainglory, they have left us at least enough to be grateful for. Lectures on Art In spite of all his vainglory he was human enough to show some concern, it appeared. Alcatraz A vainglory is it, and like a northern light, comes but to fade and leave the sky more dark. Allan Quatermain "Who," he says, "can call in question the fact that the Hebrew idiom is coeval with the world itself, save such as seek to win vainglory for their own sophistry?" History of the Warfare of Science with Theology in Christendom Objection 1: It would seem that presumption does not arise from vainglory. Summa Theologica, Part II-II (Secunda Secundae) Translated by Fathers of the English Dominican Province Then, when Penrod had exhausted himself repeating to nausea accounts of the prowess of himself and his great friend, he would turn to two other subjects for vainglory. Penrod "These words are not spoken for vainglory or out of disdain for the royal crown, but so that God Who is great may give to each that share which, by his merits, he will deserve." The White Knight: Tirant Lo Blanc He had been truant a full fortnight, under brighter circumstances a matter for a lawless pride—now he had neither fear nor vainglory. The Flirt As it was, I felt rather the vainglory of my promotion from out of mere rooms and houses into the midst of that grand, dark, infinite palace. Eothen, or, Traces of Travel Brought Home from the East Therefore since covetousness or vainglory is not directly opposed to truth, it seems that neither is hypocrisy or dissimulation. Summa Theologica, Part II-II (Secunda Secundae) Translated by Fathers of the English Dominican Province I never in my life said anything merely because I thought it funny; though of course, I have had ordinary human vainglory, and may have thought it funny because I had said it. Orthodoxy Previously it had been a sort of pride, a matter of her own vainglory. The Beautiful and Damned I can say with a clear conscience, without any vainglory, that I had no fears for myself. Micah Clarke His Statement as made to his three grandchildren Joseph, Gervas and Reuben During the Hard Winter of 1734 But, on the contrary, what made the Decii devote themselves to the infernal gods, or Q. Curtius to leap into the gulf, but an empty vainglory, a most bewitching siren? The Praise of Folly Now pride and vainglory are opposed to the virtue of humility. Summa Theologica, Part II-II (Secunda Secundae) Translated by Fathers of the English Dominican Province He was always on his guard against showy virtues, which of their very nature encourage vainglory, the bane of all good works. The Spirit of St. Francis de Sales They talked about their husbands, Rachael in that tone of public vainglory, with private reservations, in which wives are wont to speak. The Beautiful and Damned One was actuated by vanity and vainglory; another by political ambitions; a third took to philanthropy as to the current fad. With the Procession The inscription that dishonours him by its vainglory will be erased. Pausanias, the Spartan The Haunted and the Haunters, an Unfinished Historical Romance But it would be sinful to wish to please men for the sake of vainglory or gain, or to please them in something evil, according to Ps. Summa Theologica, Part II-II (Secunda Secundae) Translated by Fathers of the English Dominican Province The worship of prestige—that is to say, of falsehood; the passion for vainglory—that is to say, for smoke and noise; these are what must die in the interests of the world. Amiel's Journal If you want to know, I can assure you that I don't feel any melodramatic vainglory. A Modern Instance No, what moved her was not vainglory, not a restless sense of triumph. Under the Skylights "Let nothing be done through strife or vainglory, but in lowliness of mind let each esteem other better than themselves." Our Master Thoughts for Salvationists about Their Lord And since it seems to point to a certain excellence that one be not subject to another's command, it follows that disobedience arises from vainglory. Summa Theologica, Part II-II (Secunda Secundae) Translated by Fathers of the English Dominican Province Great Powers! will the vainglory of men, especially of Frenchmen, never cease? The Virginians That her sins are so many, and her service of God so scanty, must be the reason why she is not tempted to vainglory. The Life of St. Teresa of Jesus The ferocity and ambition of a grim and bloody despot, impelled by vainglory and lust of cruel conquest, do God's work, and yet the doing is sin. Expositions of Holy Scripture Second Kings Chapters VIII to End and Chronicles, Ezra, and Nehemiah. Esther, Job, Proverbs, and Ecclesiastes "Pride and vainglory," said Brand, shaking his head. Hereward, the Last of the English Therefore the desire of vainglory is not a sin. Summa Theologica, Part II-II (Secunda Secundae) Translated by Fathers of the English Dominican Province Indeed, I don't know which of the two deserves the palm, either for bravery or vainglory. The Virginians He enjoyed a little gentle piece of vanity, not vainglory, and he never could sec any justice in losing the credit of any of his exploits. Springhaven : a Tale of the Great War Give us some more vainglory; stint not speech. Specimens of Greek Tragedy — Aeschylus and Sophocles And yet this supposed honour, popular applause, desire of immortality by this means, pride and vainglory spur them on many times rashly and unadvisedly, to make away themselves and multitudes of others. The Anatomy of Melancholy Therefore discord should itself be reckoned a capital vice, rather than a daughter of vainglory. Summa Theologica, Part II-II (Secunda Secundae) Translated by Fathers of the English Dominican Province I think it was not altogether through vainglory he spoke. Paths of Glory Impressions of War Written at and Near the Front He is now at an end, for he hath had the wolf of vainglory, which he fed until himself became the food. Character Writings of the 17th Century From all blindness of heart; from pride, vainglory, and hypocrisy; from envy, hatred, and malice, and all uncharitableness: Good Lord, deliver us. The Gospel of the Pentateuch "The bishops, humbled and mortified, and stripped of all pomp and vainglory, were reduced to a simple ecclesiastical life, and to the possessions belonging to them as churchmen." The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 05 (From Charlemagne to Frederick Barbarossa) Therefore discord, whereby a man holds to his own way of thinking, and departs from that of others, is reckoned to be a daughter of vainglory. Summa Theologica, Part II-II (Secunda Secundae) Translated by Fathers of the English Dominican Province So proud, I fear, that we should end in committing some great folly, or great crime in our conceit and vainglory. All Saints' Day and Other Sermons "Let nothing be done through strife or vainglory; but in lowliness of mind let each esteem others better than themselves." How to Live a Holy Life After all, what vainglory need there be in accidents of birth or fortune. The Doctor's Daughter My dear oracle, however, once said, vainglory must not be despised or discouraged, when it operated but as a human engine for great or good deeds. The Diary and Letters of Madame D'Arblay — Volume 2 Therefore it seems that strife is a daughter of pride or vainglory which makes a man boast and puff himself up. Summa Theologica, Part II-II (Secunda Secundae) Translated by Fathers of the English Dominican Province Nevertheless it was not all vainglory that made David buy this library: it was rather a mighty respect for education, as something that he has missed. What Every Woman Knows Is there not excuse in this flattery for just a little vainglory? Confessions of a Beachcomber All his selfrighteousness, his silly conceit and vainglory stood out before him. Peter: a novel of which he is not the hero Whydah was reached again on 18th February 1864, and within a week came news that Gelele, puffed up with confidence and vainglory, had set out for Abeokuta, and was harrying that district. The Life of Sir Richard Burton For anger is a vice distinct from vainglory. Summa Theologica, Part II-II (Secunda Secundae) Translated by Fathers of the English Dominican Province Gold and silver, pleasure, vainglory, they have long since banished, as being unprofitable to the commonwealth; and their life is an unbroken calm, in liberty, equality, an equal happiness. Marius the Epicurean — Volume 2 Now and then without vainglory I can say I know their hearts; but Madame penetrates to and holds commune with their souls. Simon the Jester More'n once, when I'm younger, I'm swept down by this last form of heroism, an' I even recalls how in a sperit of vainglory I rides a buffalo bull. Wolfville Days "Every author," said Mr. Magnus gloomily, "says that to himself when he can't sell his books, but it's all vainglory, I'm afraid." The Captives Therefore it is not a daughter of vainglory. Summa Theologica, Part II-II (Secunda Secundae) Translated by Fathers of the English Dominican Province The little army altogether, may have numbered a hundred men, which, in his vainglory, Gian Maria accounted all that would be needed to reduce Roccaleone. Love-at-Arms This, then, is the end of my apologia pro vita mea, which I began with so resonant a flourish of vainglory. Simon the Jester "He was two years an' seven months on last Friday week," she replied, with ill-concealed vainglory. Such Is Life A puff of vainglory rises to my brow; I feel the fire of enthusiasm run through my veins. The Life of the fly; with which are interspersed some chapters of autobiography Therefore discord arises from malice, i.e. envy, rather than from vainglory. Summa Theologica, Part II-II (Secunda Secundae) Translated by Fathers of the English Dominican Province It may be said generally that Kayans seldom or never wage war on Kayans, and seldom attack others merely to secure heads or in sheer vainglory, as the Ibans not infrequently do. The Pagan Tribes of Borneo Men should not dispute amongst themselves about vainglory and rank; that which perfectly distinguishes one from the other is wisdom and virtue. The Middle-Class Gentleman The governing principle of his whole conduct, it is said, is not vainglory, or ambition, or avarice, but a deadly hatred of Englishmen and a desire to make them miserable. The History of England, from the Accession of James II — Volume 4 Thus have I laid open to you my whole heart, confessed my perplexities, acknowledged my vainglory, and exposed with equal sincerity the sources of my doubts, and the motives of my decision. Critical and Historical Essays — Volume 2 Now it is proper to pride and vainglory to seek one's own glory. Summa Theologica, Part II-II (Secunda Secundae) Translated by Fathers of the English Dominican Province Do you now feel what it is to be justified by our Saviour’s death, and reject all weak and idle dependence on good works, that spring from man’s pride and vainglory?” The Pioneers No man, who is not inflamed by vainglory into enthusiasm, can flatter himself that his single, unsupported, desultory, unsystematic endeavours, are of power to defeat, the subtle designs and united cabals of ambitious citizens. Thoughts on the Present Discontents, and Speeches, etc. This was the moment of triumph and vainglory to the coachman. The Sketch-Book of Geoffrey Crayon Let nothing be done through strife or vainglory; but in lowliness of mind let each esteem other better than themselves. Concerning Christian Liberty Therefore contention is not a daughter of vainglory. Summa Theologica, Part II-II (Secunda Secundae) Translated by Fathers of the English Dominican Province At first, he wasted his estate in show and luxury, always intending to be famous, and destroying his own fame all the while by his vainglory and haste. Westward Ho!, or, the voyages and adventures of Sir Amyas Leigh, Knight, of Burrough, in the county of Devon, in the reign of her most glorious majesty Queen Elizabeth All Michael's very vanity and vainglory made him rush out at once; he would have walked into Dublin Castle for a lady's glove. The Man Who Knew Too Much What seemed to him in his vainglory beyond the reach of Omnipotence, was accomplished by Lee and Jackson and a Confederate army at Chancellorsville. Lincoln; An Account of his Personal Life, Especially of its Springs of Action as Revealed and Deepened by the Ordeal of War If the few words I am about to say savour of egotism or vainglory, you will, I am sure, pardon me, inasmuch as I am here only to speak of myself. Little Masterpieces of Autobiography: Actors Objection 1: It would seem that contention is not a daughter of vainglory. Summa Theologica, Part II-II (Secunda Secundae) Translated by Fathers of the English Dominican Province "Now, my dear sir, you have feasted me royally, and better far than I deserve, but why will you go about to make me drunk twice over, first with vainglory and then with wine?" Westward Ho!, or, the voyages and adventures of Sir Amyas Leigh, Knight, of Burrough, in the county of Devon, in the reign of her most glorious majesty Queen Elizabeth I owe my little triumph to the vainglory of Angouleme; in a few days it will be quite forgotten, and you alone would have taken a real pleasure in it. Eve and David No wonder that God in His special grace subjects the ministers of the Gospel to all kinds of afflictions, otherwise they could not cope with this ugly beast called vainglory. Commentary on the Epistle to the Galatians It is a curious evidence of the petty criticism which beset him in those days, that this motto was at times cited as a proof of his vainglory. Autobiography of Andrew Dickson White — Volume 1 Consequently contention is reckoned a daughter of vainglory for the same reason as discord. Summa Theologica, Part II-II (Secunda Secundae) Translated by Fathers of the English Dominican Province But note here his vainglory and falsehood, or else fear of the Spaniard. Westward Ho!, or, the voyages and adventures of Sir Amyas Leigh, Knight, of Burrough, in the county of Devon, in the reign of her most glorious majesty Queen Elizabeth The crowd groaned at her; but Mr. Blick stopped them, calling the husband, who was in a sad state of drunken vainglory, to leave the ranks in which he tried to march. Martin Hyde, the Duke's Messenger To desire vainglory is to desire lies, because when one person praises another he tells lies. Commentary on the Epistle to the Galatians Having thus oppressed the vainglory of my self-willed mind, the presumption of this unworthy body must be subdued likewise. Kai Lung's Golden Hours Hence there is no reason why the per se and direct effects of pride or vainglory, should not result from the contraries of those things which are the occasion of pride. Summa Theologica, Part II-II (Secunda Secundae) Translated by Fathers of the English Dominican Province Nothing was easier than to deceive him; but don’t imagine I deceived him from the vainglory of a mere sinner. The Arrow of Gold A Story Between Two Notes This thought was, “as it were, a maul on the head of the pride and vainglory” which he found “easily blown up at the applause and commendation of every unadvised christian.” The Life of John Bunyan When the poison of vainglory gets into the Church you have no idea what havoc it can cause. Commentary on the Epistle to the Galatians Well," says Watt, "it's to be hoped they line out of their prayer-books a certain passage for the common people about pride and vainglory. Bleak House Objection 1: It would seem that discord is not a daughter of vainglory. Summa Theologica, Part II-II (Secunda Secundae) Translated by Fathers of the English Dominican Province Therefore presumption arises from ignorance rather than from vainglory. Summa Theologica, Part II-II (Secunda Secundae) Translated by Fathers of the English Dominican Province This does not, however, prove that strife is the daughter of vainglory properly and directly. Summa Theologica, Part II-II (Secunda Secundae) Translated by Fathers of the English Dominican Province Now vainglory has always been a common poison in the world. Commentary on the Epistle to the Galatians Because Paul knew that the vainglory of the false Apostles had caused the churches of Galatia endless trouble, he makes it his business to suppress this abominable vice. Commentary on the Epistle to the Galatians Now, since prudence is in the reason, the more spiritual vices seem to be more akin thereto, such as pride and vainglory. Summa Theologica, Part II-II (Secunda Secundae) Translated by Fathers of the English Dominican Province
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