"Second Corinthians, Chapter 12," he said, and then he recited, " 'In order that I might not become conceited by the abundance of revelations, a thorn was given me in the flesh, a messenger of Satan, to harass me, to keep me from being too elated. . . .
Paul's new office in effect "a second Pope", as he called it quickly caused him to become conceited.
Although you should always feel good about yourself, never become conceited.
The reason this has been placed on the list, is because having too much pride can make one become conceited.
Frustrated by the lack of recognition of their capabilities, they often become conceited and superior making life unpleasant for those who have to manage them or work alongside them.
Paul says, "He must not be a recent convert, or he may become conceited and fall under the same judgment as the devil".
Between hiccups, Aristophanes attempts to explain that human beings were once circular but became so conceited that Zeus cut them in two, since when their only aim has been to find their other half.
"Every conservative who joins Q&A legitimises a show that has become so conceited it makes no attempt at balance.
Rank them sky high by paying them many times more than other people, and they can become so conceited that they more easily treat others who are less well-off poorly, with no respect and with little empathy.
On her first trip abroad, to France, and then Italy, she was introduced to a "blond, blue-eyed count called Eurico", a man whom Liedloff recalled was "so successful with women, he had become extremely conceited and I would have nothing to do with him".
