quotations about bragging
If I seem to boast more than is becoming, my excuse is that I brag for humanity rather than for myself.
HENRY DAVID THOREAU
Walden
O what a world is this we live in,
Too much bragging, little giving;
All is brazen-face pretension.
EDWARD JOHN TURNOUR
"The World,", Thoughts in Youth and Age
The dog who barks the loudest is not always the best watcher, neither are braggadocios the most valiant.
WILLIAM SCOTT DOWNEY
Proverbs
I know you think I'm
Bragging a lot
But for goodness sake
What else have I got?
AMY BEECROFT BROWN
Poems by Amelia
The only way to cure an egotist from bragging is by surgery--amputation at the neck.
EVAN ESAR
20,000 Quips & Quotes
If you done it, it ain't bragging.
DIZZY DEAN
attributed, The Bar Examiner, 1981
Every man who praises himself brushes the luster from his best efforts.
ELLEN GOULD WHITE
Evangelism
The really tough thing about humility is you can't brag about it.
GENE BROWN
attributed, Wise Old Sayings
There is also this benefit in brag, that the speaker is unconsciously expressing his own ideal. Humor him by all means, draw it all out, and hold him to it.
RALPH WALDO EMERSON
English Traits
People never have confidence in a Big Talker. They know his statements must be cut down, but they can never tell how much.
EDGAR WATSON HOWE
Country Town Sayings
You have to do a little bragging on yourself even to your relatives--man doesn't get anywhere without advertising.
JOHN NANCY GARNER
attributed, And I Quote
Now I'm not too keen about bragging on myself
But you must admit I was the best.
KIM S. JONES
"Cup of Coffee,", Ideas Echo Like Acoustics
Perhaps the less we have, the more we are required to brag.
JOHN STEINBECK
East of Eden
Great boast, small roast.
CHINESE PROVERB
Bragging is like a cawing crow: The louder it caws, the more unpleasant the noise.
J. DONALD WALTERS
Little Secrets of Happiness