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Quotations
 | Don't talk about yourself, for you are bound to lose; if you belittle yourself, you are believed; if you praise yourself, you are disbelieved. — Michel de Montaigne, 1533-1592, French thinker 5 likes |
 | Noise proves nothing. Often a hen who has laid an egg cackles as if she had laid an asteroid. — Mark Twain, 1835-1910, American writer 4 likes |
 | None but a coward dares to boast that he has never known fear. — Ferdinand Foch, 1851-1929, French field marshal 4 likes |
 | If you done it, it ain't bragging. — Walt Whitman, 1819-1892, American poet 4 likes |
 | Everyone speaks well of his heart; no one dares speak well of his mind. — La Rochefoucauld, 1613-1680, French writer 4 likes |
 | Almost all poetry is a failure, because it sounds like somebody saying, Look, I have written a poem! — Charles Bukowski, 1920-1994, American writer 3 likes |
 | I have made a monument more lasting than bronze. 3 likes |
 | If you're born with a gift, to behave like it's an achievement is not right. — Woody Allen, 1935-, American actor & film director 2 likes |
 | Old people like to say that they are no longer worthy of anything, implying that at one time they were worthy of extraordinary deeds. — Manolis Doukides, Greek writer 2 likes |
 | Showing off is the fool’s idea of glory. — Bruce Lee, 1940-1973, Chinese-American actor 2 likes |
 | Fuehrer, we are on the march! Victorious Italian troops crossed the Greco-Albanian frontier at dawn today! — Benito Moussolini, 1883-1945, Italian dictator 1 likes |
 | There are two motives for reading a book; one, that you enjoy it; the other, that you can boast about it. |
 | The whole motivation for any performer is “Look at me, Ma”. |
 | There's no secret about success. Did you ever know a successful man who didn't tell you about it? |
 | I'm not the greatest; I'm the double greatest. Not only do I knock 'em out, I pick the round. |
| It’s not bragging if you can back it up. |
Bible Quotes
 | The one boasting, let him boast in the Lord. — Epistles of Paul ‐ 1 Corinthians 1:31 3 likes |
Latin Quotes
 | I came, I saw, I won. Veni, vidi, vici. — Julius Caesar, 100-44 BC, Roman general & Consul (message to the Senate after his victory over Pharnaces of Pontus in 47 BC) 107 likes |
Ancient Greek
 | You don't have to talk about what you're doing beforehand. This will be seen anyway. Τι ποιείς, άνθρωπε; Τούτο ου δει προλέγειν. Αυτό φανήσεται. — Marcus Aurelius, 121-180 AD, Roman Emperor ‐ Meditations XI, 15 5 likes |
 | Dare to be boastful, like a cock beside his female. Kόμπασον θαρσών, αλέκτωρ ώστε θηλείας πέλας. — Aeschylus, 525-456 BC, Ancient Greek tragedian ‐ Agamemnon 3 likes |
 | Do not brag too much, lest you be punished too much Μη μέγα επαρθής, ίνα μη μείζον κατενεχθής. 3 likes |
Proverbs
 | It is not the hen who cackles the loudest who hatches the most eggs. 2 likes |
