Boast Quotes

Those who boast of their descent, brag on what they owe to others.

I perceive two things in Scotland of the most fearful omen: ignorance of theological truth, and a readiness to pride themselves in and boast of it.

It is a law of human nature that in victory even the coward may boast of his prowess, while defeat injures the reputation even of the brave.

It is common for those that are farthest from God, to boast themselves most of their being near to the Church.

We need two kinds of acquaintances, one to complain to, while to the others we boast.

If a June night could talk, it would probably boast it invented romance.

No language is rude that can boast polite writers.

When you have a country that can boast that more than 95 percent of its eligible workforce is employed and pumping money back into economy, that's exceptionally good news, especially as we prepare to observe Labor Day.

None but a coward dares to boast that he has never known fear.

Nothing is more deceitful than the appearance of humility. It is often only carelessness of opinion, and sometimes an indirect boast.

Hollywood likes to boast that it can elevate the national conscience.

Let who will boast their courage in the field, I find but little safety from my shield, Nature's, not honour's law we must obey: This made me cast my useless shield away.

Profit in business comes from repeat customers, customers that boast about your project or service, and that bring friends with them.

An untempted woman cannot boast of her chastity.

But what has America to boast? What are the graces or the virtues which distinguish its inhabitants? What are their triumphs in war, or their inventions in peace?

I grew up in a completely bookless household. It was my father's boast that he had never read a book from end to end.

Buonaparte has often made his boast that our fleet would be worn out by keeping the sea and that his was kept in order and increasing by staying in port; but know he finds, I fancy, if Emperors hear the truth, that his fleet suffers more in a night than ours in one year.

We are not saints, but we have kept our appointment. How many people can boast as much?

A true history of human events would show that a far larger proportion of our acts are the result of sudden impulse and accident than of that reason of which we so much boast.

To boast of a performance which I cannot beat is merely stupid vanity. And if I can beat it that means there is nothing special about it. What has passed is already finished with. What I find more interesting is what is still to come.

People who boast about their I.Q. are losers.

The man who has nothing to boast of but his illustrious ancestry is like the potato - the best part under ground.

We are not out to boast that there is so much percentage of growth per year. Our real concern is how it affects the lives of people, the future of our country.

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 and proudly claim incompetence in mathematics.

But who can paint like Nature? Can imagination boast, amid its gay creation, hues like hers?

The most important thing in our war preparations is to teach all our people to hate U.S. imperialism. Otherwise, we will not be able to defeat the U.S. imperialists who boast of their technological superiority.

None of us can boast about the morality of our ancestors. The record does not show that Adam and Eve were ever married.

Otherwise, we will not be able to defeat the U.S. imperialists who boast of their technological superiority.

He lives to build, not boast, a generous race; No tenth transmitter of a foolish face.

Too often I would hear men boast of the miles covered that day, rarely of what they had seen.