For J.W. is no braggart, nor is he overmuch given to self-admiration; we know him better than that.

Vanity N. vanity; conceit, conceitedness; self-conceit, self- complacency, self-confidence, self-sufficiency, self-esteem, self-love, self-approbation, self-praise, self-glorification, self-laudation, self-gratulation^, self-applause, self-admiration; amour propre

Every thing, in short, which tends to abstract a man in any degree, or in any way, from self,from self-admiration and self-interest, has, so far at least, a beneficial influence in forming the character.