He who truly knows has no occasion to shout. – Leonardo da Vinci
If you done it, it ain’t bragging. – Walt Whitman
Great boast, small roast. – Chinese Proverb
Don’t brag. It is not the whistle that moves the train. – D. V. Rangarajan
If I cannot brag of knowing something, then I brag of not knowing it; at any rate, brag. – Ralph Waldo Emerson
Who knows himself a braggart, let him fear this, for it will come to pass that every braggart shall be found an ass. – William Shakespeare
With a braggart, it’s no sooner done than said. – Evan Esar
The biggest challenge after success is shutting up about it. – Criss Jami
Bragging saves advertising. – American Proverbs
Noise proves nothing. Often a hen who has merely laid an egg cackles as if she had laid an asteroid. – Mark Twain
It ain’t bragging if you can do it. – Dizzy Dean
The only way to cure an egotist from bragging is by surgery–amputation at the neck. – Evan Esar
Empty vessels make most noise. – Unknown
For God hates utterly the bray of bragging tongues. – Sophocles
Do you wish men to speak well of you? Then never speak well of yourself. – Blaise Pascal
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 believed. – Michel de Montaigne
Always do sober what you said you’d do drunk. That will teach you to keep your mouth shut. – Ernest Hemingway
A loaded wagon makes no noise. – Unknown
What kills a skunk is the publicity it gives itself. – Abraham Lincoln
Be wiser than other people, if you can, but do not tell them so. – Lord Chesterfield
The person who has nothing to brag about but their ancestors is like a potato; the best part of them is underground. – Sir Thomas Overbury
People never have confidence in a Big Talker. They know his statements must be cut down, but they can never tell how much. – Edgar Watson Howe
The feller that brags about how cheap he heats his home always sees the first robin. – Kin Hubbard
If I seem to boast more than is becoming, my excuse is that I brag for humanity rather than for myself. – Henry David Thoreau
Bragging is an ailment, Bragging is a blight; Bragging is an attribute Of a silly wight. – Ralph M. Thompson
You have to do a little bragging on yourself even to your relatives-man doesn’t get anywhere without advertising. – John Nance Garner
Every man who praises himself brushes the luster from his best efforts. – Ellen Gould White
Bragging: The patter of tiny feats. – Unknown
He who is humble is confident and wise. He who brags is insecure and lacking. – Lisa Edmondson
You have to give yourself credit, not too much because that would be bragging. – Frank McCourt
Now I’m not too keen about bragging on myself but you must admit I was the best. – Kim S. Jones
It is far more impressive when others discover your good qualities without your help. – Judith Martin
There’s no such thing as bragging. You’re either lying or telling the truth. – Al Oliver
The really tough thing about humility is you can’t brag about it. – Gene Brown
A braggart is recognized by his headgear. – Namibian Proverb
Perhaps the less we have, the more we are required to brag. – John Steinbeck
There is also this benefit in brag, that the speaker is unconsciously expressing his own ideal. Humor him by all means, draw it all out, and hold him to it. – Ralph Waldo Emerson
Mere flimflam stories, and nothing but shams and lies. – Miguel de Cervantes
Its not bragging if its true. – Sara Shepard
The dog who barks the loudest is not always the best watcher, neither are braggadocios the most valiant. – William Scott Downey
Tell me what you brag about and I’ll tell you what you lack. – Spanish Proverb
Blow your own horn loud. If you succeed, people will forgive your noise; if you fail, they’ll forget it. – William Feather
Boasts are wind and deeds are hard. – Isaac Asimov
Do not boast about tomorrow, for you do not know what a day may bring forth. – Bible
It’s not bragging if you can back it up. – Muhammad Ali
Mankind in general seem to take about as much pride in bragging of their faults as of their virtues. – H. W. Shaw
It’s as difficult to be rich without bragging as it is to be poor without complaining. – Chinese Proverb
It isn’t what a man knows, but what he thinks he knows that he brags about. – George Horace Lorimer
You have to give yourself credit, not too much because that would be bragging. – Frank McCourt
