Conversation Quote by Josh Billings

When all is summed up, a man never speaks of himself without loss; his accusations of himself are always believed; his praises never.

— Michel de Montaigne

A man never speaks of himself without losing something. What he says in his disfavor is always beleived, but when he commends himself, he…

— Michel de Montaigne

A person is bound to lose when he talks about himself; if he belittles himself, he is believed; if he praises himself, he isn't…

— Michel de Montaigne

When a man truly sees himself, he knows nobody can say anything about him that is too bad.

— Anonymous

And in cases where profound conviction has been wrought, the eloquent man is he who is no beautiful speaker, but who is inwardly drunk…

— Ralph Waldo Emerson

Every man is eloquent once in his life.

— Ralph Waldo Emerson

If a man never contradicts himself, the reason must be that he virtually never says anything at all.

— Erwin Schrodinger

A man can become so accustomed to the thought of his own faults that he will begin to cherish them as charming little 'personal…

— Helen Rowland

A vain man finds it wise to speak good or ill of himself; a modest man does not talk of himself.

— Jean de la Bruyere

When a man's talk is commonplace and his writings uncommon, it means that his talent lies in the place from which he borrows it,…

— Michel De Montaigne

Sometimes a man imagines that he will lose himself if he gives himself, and keep himself if he hides himself. But the contrary takes…

— Ernest Hello

The eloquent man is he who is no beautiful speaker, but who is inwardly and desperately drunk with a certain belief.

— Ralph Waldo Emerson