Boast

Famous quotes containing the word boast:

“If I seem to boast more than is becoming, my excuse is that I brag for humanity rather than for myself.”
—Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)

“Since ev’ry man who lives is born to die,
And none can boast sincere felicity,
With equal mind, what happens, let us bear,
Nor joy nor grieve too much for things beyond our care.”
—John Dryden (1631–1700)

“You boast of spending a tenth part of your income in charity; maybe you should spend the nine tenths so, and done with it.”
—Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)