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55 Proverbs about Boast



1. Mules are always boasting that their ancestors were horses.. German Proverb. Mules are always boasting that their ancestors were horses.
German Proverb

2. Boasting begins where wisdom stops.. Japanese Proverb. Boasting begins where wisdom stops.
Japanese Proverb

3. The boaster and the proud person are fools.. Japanese Proverb. The boaster and the proud person are fools.
Japanese Proverb

4. He who cannot boast cannot succeed.. Chinese Proverb. He who cannot boast cannot succeed.
Chinese Proverb

5. Never be boastful; someone may come along who knew you as a child.. Chinese Proverb. Never be boastful; someone may come along who knew you as a child.
Chinese Proverb

6. Never boast -- you might meet someone who knew you as a child.. Chinese Proverb. Never boast -- you might meet someone who knew you as a child.
Chinese Proverb

7. Great boast, small roast.. Chinese Proverb. Great boast, small roast.
Chinese Proverb

8. It is harder to be poor without complaining than to be rich without boasting.. Chinese Proverb. It is harder to be poor without complaining than to be rich without boasting.
Chinese Proverb

9. All my goods are of silver and gold, even my copper kettle, says the boaster.. Dutch Proverb. All my goods are of silver and gold, even my copper kettle, says the boaster.
Dutch Proverb

10. Great boast. little roast.. Dutch Proverb. Great boast. little roast.
Dutch Proverb

11. He who dies not in his twenty-third year, drowns not in his twenty-fourth, and is not slain in his twenty-fifth, may boast of good days.. Dutch Proverb. He who dies not in his twenty-third year, drowns not in his twenty-fourth, and is not slain in his twenty-fifth, may boast of good days.
Dutch Proverb

12. A great boaster is rarely a great performer.. Scottish Proverb. A great boaster is rarely a great performer.
Scottish Proverb

13. Big boast, small roast.. English Proverb. Big boast, small roast.
English Proverb

14. He who boasts much can do little.. Nigerian Proverb. He who boasts much can do little.
Nigerian Proverb

15. A farmer does not boast that he has had a good harvest until his stock of yams lasts till the following harvest season.. Nigerian Proverb. A farmer does not boast that he has had a good harvest until his stock of yams lasts till the following harvest season.
Nigerian Proverb

16. It is the boast of every juju priest that unless he dies, no thief can ever come to steal his juju away.. Nigerian Proverb. It is the boast of every juju priest that unless he dies, no thief can ever come to steal his juju away.
Nigerian Proverb

17. It is usual of a person found guilty in a trial to boast that he would press his case further.. Nigerian Proverb. It is usual of a person found guilty in a trial to boast that he would press his case further.
Nigerian Proverb

18. Whatever accomplishment you boast of in the world, there is someone better than you.. African Proverb. Whatever accomplishment you boast of in the world, there is someone better than you.
African Proverb

19. A man who is putting on his armour for war should not boast like a man who's taking it off.. African Proverb. A man who is putting on his armour for war should not boast like a man who's taking it off.
African Proverb

20. Believe a boaster as you would a liar.. Italian Proverb. Believe a boaster as you would a liar.
Italian Proverb

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