26 Quotes About Boasting

If there is one thing we’ve all wanted to do, it’s to brag about something we’ve done or proven we know more than the next guy. But here’s the hard truth: no matter how impressive we think we are, we can never really be as great as we think we are. So why do we insist on trying? Because, for some of us, the need to feel superior is a driving force in our lives. It keeps us from admitting mistakes and letting others know what they can learn from us Read more

The truth is that if it weren’t for those who try to compare themselves to others, society as a whole would be better off. Don’t let your ego get in the way of learning from others who have more experience and knowledge than you do. Keep these quotes about bragging in mind as you make sure you don’t fall into the trap of believing what you think you know without first checking it out first.

After awhile you realize that putting your actions where your...
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After awhile you realize that putting your actions where your mouth is makes you less likely to have to put your money where your mouth is. Criss Jami
I can arrogantly brag that the doors I choose in...
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I can arrogantly brag that the doors I choose in life open wide and grant me unobstructed passage. But the widest doors tend to lead to the worst places. Craig D. Lounsbrough
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Taggle, meanwhile, made himself popular, killing rats and bringing a rabbit into camp every evening, preening in the praise - silently, thank god, though at night, he recounted choice bits to Kate: "Rye Baro says I am a princeling; he split the leg bone for me so that I could eat the marrow. They love me. And I'm sure they'll keep you, too." Mira, she thought, and treasured it each time she heard it, They must keep me. Family. . Erin Bow
Arrogant men with knowledge make more noise from their mouth...
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Arrogant men with knowledge make more noise from their mouth than making a sense from their mind. Amit Kalantri
Passion makes you good, but pride stops you to get...
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Passion makes you good, but pride stops you to get better. Amit Kalantri
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So the paradox goes: No man who is really ignorant is ever aware that he is ignorant. That is its finest, most faulty manifestation; there can be no true ignorance without first some claim of intelligence or consciousness, or superiority or enlightenment. Criss Jami
How often have I painted a splendid picture of a...
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How often have I painted a splendid picture of a journey marked by courageous ascents and daring desert crossings when all along all I’ve really been doing is running? Craig D. Lounsbrough
The most beautiful women I have known had one thing...
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The most beautiful women I have known had one thing in common apart from beauty: humility. It's a shame that those with less to boast about do it the most. Donna Lynn Hope
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Many of us fight for and boast our freedom of what is ultimately the ability to prove ourselves to other people. It is unfortunate that only a few of us are so free in our joy, we no longer feel the need to prove ourselves to anyone. Criss Jami
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Hopefully, when your actions and deeds - and therefore other people - boast for you, you're made tired of hearing it, too, from your own mouth because if not, all could lose sight of those actions and deeds behind the gong of your boasting. Criss Jami
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Confidence cannot escalate to arrogance, it only happens if the blood of pride is running through your veins. Michael Bassey Johnson
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Much of someone's real character lies in what they don't say about themselves. Joyce Rachelle
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True respect comes when we fend for ourselves without the aid of anyone, and when we owned something and say, 'this is my own'! Not necessarily as a way of boasting of our abundance and grace, but having a feeling that we can use it without obstruction, or being asked to return the favor. Michael Bassey Johnson
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By heaven, I'll make a ghost of him that lets me. William Shakespeare
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I am not superior than anybody, don't say i am, else i won't defend you when you get caught. Michael Bassey Johnson
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Even the proud in all their boasting, must fall silent before the wise. Unknown
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Some things sound better if they don't come from you. Joyce Rachelle
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Narcissistic pleasure seekers routinely avoid developing the humility required to manufacture a life of full measure. Shallow persons such as me hide their insecurities behind a false persona of bravado, boasting of their inconsequential deeds, pyrrhic victories, and adamant refusals to tackle any task that they fear. Kilroy J. Oldster
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Do not turn your face from others with pride, nor walk arrogantly on earth. Verily the Almighty does not like those who are arrogant and boastful. Anonymous
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Boasting is one of those rare outfits that never looks good on you but makes you look stunning when modeled by your admirers. Richelle E. Goodrich
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No job is complete until the selfie is posted. Ashok Kallarakkal
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Boasting about badness without actively involving in badness is mere madness. Michael Bassey Johnson
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When focusing only on one's credentials one boasts his own incompetence in his capacity for discernment of the individual. Criss Jami
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A classic is read not to enjoy but only to be boast about it. Aman Jassal
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The maker of the stars would rather die for you than live without you. And that is a fact. So if you need to brag, brag about that. Max Lucado