| Robert Christy, comp. Proverbs, Maxims and Phrases of All Ages. 1887. | | | | Boaster, Boasting, Braggart |
| | | A boaster if he die, cannot return to life. Tamil. | 1 |
| All my goods are of silver and gold, even my copper kettle, says the boaster. Dutch. | 2 |
| Better one braggadocio than two fighters. | 3 |
| Boasting is but an art our fears to blind. Homer. | 4 |
| Boast not thyself of to-morrow for thou knowest not what a day may bring forth. | 5 |
| Boasting renders one ridiculous. | 6 |
| Believe a boaster as you would a liar. Italian. | 7 |
| Every braggart shall be found an ass. Shakespeare. | 8 |
| God and men think him a fool who brags of his own great wisdom. | 9 |
| Great boast and little roast make unsavory mouths. | 10 |
| Great braggers, little doers. | 11 |
| He that boasteth of himself affronts his company. | 12 |
| He that boasteth of his ancestors confesseth he hath no virtue of his own. | 13 |
| He that boasts of his own knowledge proclaims his ignorance. | 14 |
| He who boasts of his descent boasts of that which he owes to others. Seneca. | 15 |
| He who killeth a lion when absent feareth a mouse when present. | 16 |
| None more apt to boast than those who have least real worth. | 17 |
| They can do least who boast loudest. Latin. | 18 |
| They who boast most, generally fail most, for deeds are silent. | 19 |
| Throw not your axe so far you can’t get it back. Grimm’s Fairy Tales. | 20 |
| Who takes a lion at a distance fears a mule present. Italian. | 21 | | |
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