For other meanings of vanity, see vanity (disambiguation).
Vanity (compare Pride) is the excessive belief in one's own abilities or attractiveness to others.
In some religious teachings vanity is considered a form of self-idolatry, in which one rejects God for sake of their own image, and thereby becomes separated from the graces of God. The stories of Lucifer and Narcissus, and others, relate the dangers of prideful vanity.
Friedrich Nietzsche wrote that "vanity is the fear of appearing original: it is thus a lack of pride, but not necessarily a lack of originality." One of Mason Cooley'saphorisms is "Vanity well fed is benevolent. Vanity hungry is spiteful."[http://www.bartleby.com/66/44/14144.html
The symbolism of vanity
In Western art, vanity was often symbolized by a peacock, and in Biblical terms, by the Whore of Babylon. In secular allegory, vanity was considered one of the minor vices. During the Renaissance, vanity was invariably represented as a naked woman, sometimes seated or reclining on a couch. She attends to her hair with comb and mirror. The mirror is sometimes held by a demon or a putto.
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