"A gentleman does not boast about his junk." — Emily Post

"A gentleman does not boast about his junk."

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29 Quotes by Emily Post

Emily Post has 29 quotes on this site. A few more worth reading:

The eleventh commandment, "Thou shalt not be found out" is despicable, but nevertheless, it is the one thing you can…
Jealousy is the suspicion of one's own inferiority.
Ideal conversation must be an exchange of thought, and not, as many of those who worry most about their shortcomings…
An overdose of praise is like 10 lumps of sugar in coffee; only a very few people can swallow it.
Manners are made up of trivialities of deportment which can be easily learned if one does not happen to know…
Manner is personality—the outward manifestation of one’s innate character and attitude toward life.
Manners are like primary colors, there are certain rules and once you have these you merely mix, i.e., adapt, them…
The attributes of a great lady may still be found in the rule of the four S's: Sincerity, Simplicity, Sympathy,…
Any child can be taught to be beautifully behaved with no effort greater than quiet patience and perseverance, whereas to…
The good guest is almost invisible, enjoying him or herself, communing with fellow guests, and, most of all, enjoying the…
A little praise is not only merest justice but is beyond the purse of no one.
The letter we all love to receive is one that carries so much of the writer’s personality that she seems…

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More Boast Quotes

This quote is filed under Boast Quotes, one of 323 quotes in that category. Here are a few more:

Nothing is more deceitful than the appearance of humility. It is often only carelessness of opinion, and sometimes an indirect… — Jane Austen
My natural instinct after doing something shameful is not to rush into the street boasting about it but to put… — Russell Baker
We are not saints, but we have kept our appointment. How many people can boast as much? — Samuel Beckett
Be bold and boast, just like the cock beside the hen. — Aeschylus
I grew up in a completely bookless household. It was my father's boast that he had never read a book… — John le Carre
It will yet be the proud boast of women that they never contributed a line to the Bible. — George William Foote
Mobile phones are the only subject on which men boast about who's got the smallest. — Neil Kinnock
A lady could not boast of her chastity who was never tempted. — Michel de Montaigne
I come from grunge, and then Brit-pop, scenes where you boast about how little you spent on an outfit. ...… — Caitlin Moran
We have abundant reason to rejoice that in this Land the light of truth and reason has triumphed over the… — George Washington
Oh! Speculators on things, boast not of knowing the things that nature ordinarily brings about; but rejoice if you know… — Leonardo da Vinci
Boasts are wind and deeds are hard. — Isaac Asimov

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