Ridiculous #narcissism

Trump's image on a gold coin? His hand-picked panel will decide on the idea that another federal committee has refused to consider.

A federal “arts” commission will weigh whether to approve a commemorative gold coin featuring #Trump on Thursday, the admin’s latest effort to celebrate the president, even as Democrats and members of another federal committee say the idea is deeply inappropriate & potentially #illegal.

#vanity #money
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2026/03/19/trump-gold-coin-arts-commission/

Trump’s hand-picked panel votes to put his face on a U.S. gold coin

The proposal had been rejected by members of a separate federal coin committee — and panned by former member Kareem Abdul-Jabbar.

The Washington Post

A quotation from Ben Franklin

Many complain of their Memory, few of their Judgment.

Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790) American statesman, scientist, philosopher, aphorist
Poor Richard (1745 ed.)

More about this quote: wist.info/franklin-benjamin/82…

#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #franklin #benfranklin #benjaminfranklin #poorrichard #poorrichardsalmanac #complaint #ego #fault #judgment #memory #pride #selfawareness #selfcriticism #selfdeprecation #vanity #weakness

Franklin, Benjamin - Poor Richard (1745 ed.) | WIST Quotations

Many complain of their Memory, few of their Judgment. Not an original sentiment from Franklin. See, for example, La Rochefoucauld (1666).

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A quotation from Marcus Aurelius

Often have I marvelled how each one of us loves himself above all men, yet sets less store by his own opinion of himself than by that of everyone else.
 
[Πολλάκις ἐθαύμασα πῶς ἑαυτὸν μὲν ἕκαστος μᾶλλον πάντων φιλεῖ, τὴν δὲ ἑαυτοῦ περὶ αὑτοῦ ὑπόληψιν ἐν ἐλάττονι λόγῳ τίθεται ἢ τὴν τῶν ἄλλων.]

Marcus Aurelius (AD 121-180) Roman emperor (161-180), Stoic philosopher
Meditations [To Himself; Τὰ εἰς ἑαυτόν], Book 12, ch. 4 (12.4) (AD 161-180) [tr. Haines (Loeb) (1916)]

More about (and translations of) this quote: wist.info/marcus-aureleus/4378…

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Marcus Aurelius - Meditations [To Himself; Τὰ εἰς ἑαυτόν], Book 12, ch. 4 (12.4) (AD 161-180) [tr. Haines (Loeb) (1916)] | WIST Quotations

Often have I marvelled how each one of us loves himself above all men, yet sets less store by his own opinion of himself than by that of everyone else. [Πολλάκις ἐθαύμασα πῶς ἑαυτὸν μὲν ἕκαστος μᾶλλον πάντων φιλεῖ, τὴν δὲ ἑαυτοῦ περὶ αὑτοῦ ὑπόληψιν ἐν ἐλάττονι λόγῳ τίθεται ἢ…

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I would put $10,000 down right now that says that more than half of them voted for #Donald #Trump. They want control and they want to be recognized as the #source. How outrageous. Utterly beyond #vanity. Well into total #insanity. They fucking die. Tell me how much truth there is there. Fuck me.

A putto blowing soap bubbles, sitting on a type case full of type, and the letters in the bubbles read as: VANITAS (vanity).

A beautiful reflection of human writing and publishing. This detail, printed in 1751 in a German speaking newspaper, is a beautiful reflection about publishing and media impact in general. Our words and news may be read, and do have sometimes a social impact, but most of our media and words will be gone tomorrow. So write today, #writingcommunity.

#vanity #bookstodon #bookhistory #publishing

Elisabetta Canalis e Alvise Rigo: Segnali di Rottura?

La Trasformazione di Elisabetta Canalis Dopo la Rubrica di Vanity Fair La Reazione di Elisabetta Canalis su Instagram A giudicare da alcune recenti indiscrezioni pubblicate da “Van

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A quotation from John Adams

Power always Sincerely, conscientiously, de très bon Foi, believes itself Right. Power always thinks it has a great Soul and vast Views, beyond the Comprehension of the Weak; and that it is doing God Service when it is violating all his Laws.

John Adams (1735–1826) American lawyer, Founding Father, statesman, US President (1797–1801)
Letter (1816-02-02) to Thomas Jefferson

More about this quote: wist.info/adams-john/27193/

#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #johnadams #beneficence #cause #contempt #divinelaw #ego #patronizing #perspective #power #rectitude #righteousness #selfrighteousness #superiority #tyranny #vanity #virtue

Adams, John - Letter (1816-02-02) to Thomas Jefferson | WIST Quotations

Power always Sincerely, conscientiously, de très bon Foi, believes itself Right. Power always thinks it has a great Soul and vast Views, beyond the Comprehension of the Weak; and that it is doing God Service when it is violating all his Laws. De très bon foi = "very candidly."

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人の子 Son of Man
虚しき人の子
The Son of Vanity

https://note.com/poison_raika/n/n3552f394f481

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#Vanity #fate #forsaken #God #wander #holy #seek #poison

人の子 Son of Man|ポイズン雷花

虚しき人の子 運命に裏切られ 神に見放され この聖なる地に迷い込み 汝、妾の猛毒に何を求める? The Son of Vanity Betrayed by fate Forsaken by God Wander into this holy land What do you seek from the poison of your concubine?

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#Vanity, geboren als #DeniseMatthews (1959-2016), overleed op haar 57ste aan de gevolgen van de zeldzame nierziekte.
Ze begon als model, tot ze ontdekt werd door #Prince.
In 1982 werd ze leadzangeres van het meidentrio #Vanity6, bekend van de hitsige hitsingle ‘Nasty girl’. Een jaar later al ging ze solo, speelde ze in B-films en viel ze een paar keer in Playboy te bewonderen. Eind jaren 90 bekeerde ze zich tot het christendom, wat meteen het einde was van de carrière van Vanity.