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A mans vanity tells him what is honor, a mans conscience what is justice
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"A man's vanity tells him what is honor, a man's conscience what is justice"

- Walter Savage Landor

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This quote by Walter Savage Landor speaks with the idea that a guy's sense of honor and justice is often based on his own vanity. Landor suggests that a guy's vanity can lead him to think that his own worths and beliefs are the only ones that matter, which his own sense of honor and justice need to be the only ones that are followed. This can result in a man believing that his own worths and beliefs are the only ones that are best which everyone else ought to follow them. Landor's quote is a suggestion that a man's vanity can lead him to think that his own worths and beliefs are the only ones that are right, and that it is necessary to think about the values and beliefs of others when making choices. It is necessary to keep in mind that a guy's conscience must be the ultimate guide when it concerns determining what is respectable and just.

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Walter Savage Landor This quote is written / told by Walter Savage Landor between January 30, 1775 and September 17, 1864. He was a famous Poet from England. The author also have 32 other quotes.

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