Boasting Quotes

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Asking why rappers always talk about their stuff is like asking why Milton is forever listing the attributes of heavenly armies. Because boasting is a… — Zadie Smith
The deepest thing in any one is the conviction of the bad luck that follows boasting. — Gertrude Stein
It is time my colleagues got real. All British universities doing worthwhile research use animals, and, instead of hiding, they should be boasting of their… — Robert Winston
While boasting of our noble deeds we're careful to conceal the ugly fact that by an iniquitous money system we have nationalized a system of… — Horace Greeley
We confide in our strength, without boasting of it, we respect that of others, without fearing it. — Thomas Jefferson
The greatest secret of monarchic rule...is to keep men deceived and to cloak in the specious name of religion the fear by which they must… — Baruch Spinoza
The low ceiling that was water stained and boasting spiders so large she half expected Frodo and Sam to appear and fight them off. — Alexandra Ivy
Downworld?" Tessa echoed, puzzled. "Is that a place in London?" "Never mind that," said Will. "I'm boasting of my investigative skills, and I would prefer… — Cassandra Clare
Youâ€™re not the only one who calls them that; the other Downworlders do the same,â€ said Will. â€œI discovered that fact while investigating the symbol.… — Cassandra Clare
I have swallowed up girls and boys, women and men, kings and emperors, cities and realms," said the Lion. It didn't say this as if… — C.S. Lewis
The marriage institution cannot exist among slaves, and one sixth of the population of democratic America is denied it's privileges by the law of the… — Frederick Douglass
Do you think it is a vain hope that one day man will find joy in noble deeds of light and mercy, rather than in… — Fyodor Dostoevsky
Watching a make-out while wrapped in a blanket with a guy she wanted to make out with made her feel exposed. Obvious. Transparent. Like her… — Lisi Harrison
You must make, always. You must act, if you believe something. Talking about acting is like boasting about pictures you're going to paint. The most… — John Fowles
Wartihog put up his hand. "What happens if we can't read, sir?" "No boasting, Wartihog!" boomed Gobber. "Get some idiot to read it for you. — Cressida Cowell
Win without boasting. Lose without excuse. — Albert Payson Terhune
And, after boasting this way of my tolerance, I come to the admission that it has a limit. Conduct may be founded on the hard… — F. Scott Fitzgerald
To confess your fallibility and then do nothing about it is not humble; it is boasting of your modesty. — Eliezer Yudkowsky
If I tell you I'm good, probably you will say I'm boasting. But if I tell you I'm not good, you'll know I'm lying. — Bruce Lee
I simply define glory as the beauty of God unveiled. Glory is the resplendent radiance of His power and His personality. Glory is all of… — Sam Storms

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