Boastful Quotes

38 quotes by 29 authors

But just think what a boring, bread-and-milk world this would be without the boastful. — Julie Burchill
I'm a firm believer in quiet confidence. By that I mean knowing inwardly that you are good, and not exhibiting a boastful attitude outwardly. If… — Dick Van Arsdale
We live in a world of self-deprecation, and while itâ€™s healthy to make fun of ourselves from time to time, it bothers me when I… — Lea Michele
Love is not selfish or unkind. Nor is it boastful or disloyal. Love is simply a deep feeling found within the heart that money cannot… — April Haney
Good girls don't hurt other people's feelings. Good girls are not overly aggressive, competitive, or boastful. Good girls please others. But what good girls are… — Susan Jane Gilman
Be a light unto others, not boastful of self. — Edgar Cayce
When temptation comes your way, name that boastful, deceitful giant â€œGoliath!â€ and do with it as David did to the Philistine of Gath. — Gordon B. Hinckley
What then, is correctness of speech but the maintenance of the practice of others, as established by the authority of ancient speakers? But the weaker… — Saint Augustine
Gluttony should be destroyed by self-control; unchastity by desire for God and longing for the blessings held in store; avarice by compassion for the poor;… — John of Damascus
It is impossible to win gracefully at chess. No man has yet said "Mate!" in a voice which failed to sound to his opponent bitter,… — A A Milne
Laughter tends to mock the pompous and the pretentious; all man's boastful gadding about, all his pretty pomps, his hoary customs, his wornout creeds, changing… — Sean O'Casey
Paris is certainly one of the most boastful of cities, and you could argue that it has had a lot to boast about: at various… — Julian Barnes
The tricky or boastful gods of ancient myths and primitive folk tales are characters of the same kind that turn up in Faulkner or Tennessee… — Northrop Frye
Horace, in a particularly boastful mood, once said his verse would last as long as the vestal virgins kept going up the Capitoline Hill to… — Northrop Frye
Earth laughs in flowers to see her boastful boys Earth-proud, proud of the earth which is not theirs; Who steer the plough, but cannot steer… — Ralph Waldo Emerson
Hip-hop deals with bragging and braggadocio, being boastful. It's always been about who's got the most money. — 2 Chainz
The blues style - moody or rollicking or boastful or bashful - developed in the Delta around 1900 and was, for a time, exclusively African-American.… — Tim Cahill
Steed threatens steed, in high and boastful neighs Piercing the night's dull ear; and from the tents The armorers accomplishing the knights, With busy hammers… — William Shakespeare
I've never been a conceited person or cocky, never felt boastful, but I always had a sense of self-worth; I always had a real sense… — Will Ferrell
I don't expect Christians to see God as a metaphor, but that's what he is. Perhaps it might be clearer to call him a character… — Philip Pullman

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