Vanity and pride are different things, though the words are often used synonymously.
The strength of a habit is a function of the number of times it has been reinforced.
个人对自己信念的信心主要取决于他们能够对自己所见所闻讲述的故事的质量,即使他们所见甚少。
To see is to forget the name of the thing one sees.
It's sort of sad when you think of a kid like that going through life without a sense of humor...