taking yourself seriously, n.Definitions

Taking yourself seriously is a mistake — One loses so many laughs by not laughing at oneself.

Taking yourself seriously is folly — No one becomes a laughing stock who eagerly laughs at himself.

Taking yourself seriously is folly — Those who can't laugh at themselves leave the job to others.

Taking yourself seriously is unwise — People are never so trivial as when they take themselves very seriously.

Taking yourself seriously is unwise — man suffers only because he takes seriously what the gods made for fun.

Taking yourself seriously is unhealthy — One of the symptoms of an approaching nervous breakdown is the belief that one's work is terribly important.