Boast Quotes

323 Boast quotes by 249 unique authors

We should face reality and our past mistakes in an honest, adult way. Boasting of glory does not make glory, and singing in the dark… — Barbara Jordan
Mathematicians boast of their exacting achievements, but in reality they are absorbed in mental acrobatics and contribute nothing to society. — Unknown Author
An untempted woman cannot boast of her chastity. — Michel de Montaigne
Faith is not an art. Faith is not an achievement. Faith is not a good work of which some may boast while others can excuse… — Karl Barth
To boast of a performance which I cannot beat is merely stupid vanity. And if I can beat it that means there is nothing special… — Emil Zatopek
In lazy apathy let stoics boast, their virtue fixed, 'tis fixed as in a frost. — Alexander Pope
I would send the complete works of Johann Sebastian Bach into outer space on the Voyager spacecraft. But that would be boasting. — Lewis Thomas
Work mixed with management becomes not only easier but more profitable. The time is past when anyone can boast about 'hard work' without having a… — Henry Ford
I have more to boast of than ever any man had. I am the only man that has ever been able to keep a whole… — Joseph Smith, Jr.
We boast in the Lord but watch carefully that we never get caught depending on Him. — Aiden Wilson Tozer
Many of us Christians have become extremely skillful in arranging our lives so as to admit the truth of Christianity without being embarrassed by its… — Aiden Wilson Tozer
Let your actions always speak for you, but be forever on guard against the terrible traps of false pride and conceit that can halt your… — Og Mandino
If you show me a man deliberately living an unholy and licentious life, and yet boasting that his sins are forgiven, I answer, 'He is… — J C Ryle
If I were granted omnipotence, and millions of years to experiment in, I should not think Man much to boast of as the final result… — Bertrand Russell
Canada appears content to become a second-tier socialistic country, boasting ever more loudly about its economy and social services to mask its second-rate status ... — Stephen Harper
I verily believe Christianity necessary to the support of civil society. One of the beautiful boasts of our municipal jurisprudence is that Christianity is a… — Joseph Story
I fear it is sometimes forgotten that God has married together justification and sanctification. They are distinct and different things, beyond question, but one is… — J C Ryle
Accomplish but do not boast, accomplish without show, accomplish without arrogance, accomplish without grabbing, accomplish without forcing. — Laozi
It is a law of human nature that in victory even the coward may boast of his prowess, while defeat injures the reputation even of… — Sallust
Those who boast are not respected. — Laozi
Don't boast about your hardheartedness or refusal to shed tears. Instead, pray that God will give you a tender heart which will sympathize with others. — Lee Roberson
The most important thing in our war preparations is to teach all our people to hate U.S. imperialism. Otherwise, we will not be able to… — Kim Il-sung
How dare the smooth talkers, the clever official blabbers, open their mouths and boast of progress. . . . Here they hold jubilant peace conferences… — Max Nordau
To strive with difficulties, and to conquer them, is the highest human felicity; the next is, to strive, and deserve to conquer: but he whose… — Samuel Johnson
Judaism boasts of no exclusive revelation of eternal truths that are indispensable to salvation, of no revealed religion in the sense in which that term… — Moses Mendelssohn

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