"If a man chooses as his goal something transitory, that is, non-essential, insignificant, it is an interest directed not to the given thing, but to himself... Such is, for example, moral vanity, when a man relies in his actions on his superiority and generally shows more interest in himself than in the work at hand.
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If a man chooses as his goal something transitory, that is, non-essential, insignificant, it is an interest directed not to the given thing, but to himself... Such is, for example, moral vanity, when a man relies in his actions on his superiority and generally shows more interest in himself than in the work at hand.
""Dacă un om își alege drept țel ceva trecător, adică neesențial, nesemnificativ, e vorba despre un interes îndreptat nu spre lucrul dat, ci spre sine... Așa este, de exemplu, vanitatea morală, atunci când un om se bazează în acțiunile sale pe superioritatea sa și, în general, manifestă mai mult interes față de sine însuși decât față de treaba pe care o are de făcut."