Vanity and pride are different things, though the words are often used synonymously. A… — Jane Austen

Vanity and pride are different things, though the words are often used synonymously. A person may be proud without being vain. Pride relates more to our opinion of ourselves, vanity to what we would have others think of us.

Pride and Prejudice · 1813
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Austen, Jane. Pride and Prejudice. Penguin Books, 2002, ch. 5.
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Austen, Jane. Pride and Prejudice. Vol. 1, London: Thomas Egerton, 1813, ch. 5.

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