If I seem to boast more than is becoming, my excuse is that I brag for humanity rather than for myself. Download Download Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Rotate quotes boast brag excuse
Instead of noblemen, let us have noble villages of men. Henry David Thoreau mannoblenobleman Change image and share on social
Night is certainly more novel and less profane than day. Henry David Thoreau daynightprofane Change image and share on social
The language of friendship is not words but meanings. Henry David Thoreau friendshiplanguagemeaning Change image and share on social
The Italians and Spanish, the Chinese and Vietnamese see food as part of a larger, more essential and pleasurable part of daily life. Not as an experience to be collected or bragged about - or as a ritual like filling up a car - but as something else that gives pleasure, like sex or music, or a good nap in the afternoon. Anthony Bourdain afternoonbragcar share on social
When I write that I've known about something for a long time, that's not a boast. That's a confession. It's me acknowledging that I have withheld something important from the public. Matt Apuzzo acknowledgeboastconfession Change image and share on social
But if, on the other hand, we should be justified in rejecting it, if there testified on oath, then, supposing our rules of evidence to be sound, we may be excused if we hesitate elsewhere to give it credence. Simon Greenleaf credenceevidenceexcuse share on social