Boasts Quotes

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Science boasts of the distance of its stars; of the terrific remoteness of the things of which it has to speak. But poetry and religion… — Gilbert K. Chesterton
critic, n. A person who boasts himself hard to please because nobody tries to please him. — Ambrose Bierce
We shall march prospering,-not thro' his presence; Songs may inspirit us,-not from his lyre; Deeds will be done,-while he boasts his quiescence, Still bidding crouch… — Robert Browning
When focusing only on one's credentials one boasts his own incompetence in his capacity for discernment of the individual. — Criss Jami
[I]t would be a piece of ingenuousness to accuse the man of to-day of his lack of moral code. The accusation would leave him cold,… — Jose Ortega y Gasset
I could just sit back and get someone to spin my achievements, I suppose, but when I see others do it, I always think, 'Why… — Simon Cowell
It has become almost a cliche to remark that nobody boasts of ignorance of literature, but it is socially acceptable to boast ignorance of science… — Richard Dawkins
That good disposition which boasts of being most tender is often stifled by the least urging of self-interest. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld
It is common knowledge that no man that women flock to boasts of his conquests. Those who do, lie. — Isabel Allende
When He [God] talks of their losing their selves, He means only abandoning the clamour of self-will; once they have done that, He really gives… — C.S. Lewis
Small men oft feel a need to prove their courage with unseemly boasts," he declared. "I doubt if he could kill a duck." Tyrion shrugged.… — George R. R. Martin
Mother, recently I have discovered the one way in which human beings differ completely from other animals. Man has, I know, language, knowledge, principles, and… — Osamu Dazai
Dictatorships are one-way streets. Democracy boasts two-way traffic. — Alberto Moravia
And this Nation, for all its hopes and all its boasts, will not be fully free until all its citizens are free. — John F. Kennedy
I find it difficult to believe that I belong to such an idiotic, rotten species - the species that actually boasts of its freedom of… — Albert Einstein
As you probably know, some American politicians and American journalists refer to Washington, DC as the "capital of the free world." But it seems to… — Joe Biden
Distorted history boasts of bellicose glory... and seduces the souls of boys to seek mystical bliss in bloodshed and in battles. — Alfred Adler
The man who boasts that he habitually tells the truth is simply a man with no respect for it. It is not a thing to… — H. L. Mencken
You are not mature if you have a high esteem of yourself. He who boasts in himself is but a babe in Christ, if indeed… — Charles Spurgeon
Like clouds and wind without rain is a man who boasts of a gift he does not give -Proverbs 25:14 — Bible

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