No doubt all you say in self-praise is quite true. From Wordnik.com. [Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 101, August 29, 1891] Reference
It is of course full of hope, bluster, and self-praise. From Wordnik.com. [The Continental Monthly, Vol. 2 No 4, October, 1862 Devoted To Literature And National Policy] Reference
Do you notice how much self-praise Zionism heaps on itself?. From Wordnik.com. [Monday, July 07, 2008] Reference
As soon as Mitzi could speak she was lyrical with self-praise. From Wordnik.com. [A Murder Is Announced]
The food cannot always shine in the world by means of self-praise. From Wordnik.com. [The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 1 Books 1, 2 and 3] Reference
That was the purpose of this post, not self-praise, as you suggest. From Wordnik.com. [In case you missed it: Demi Moore's lawyers threaten Boing Boing over photo analysis post Boing Boing] Reference
But her self-praise had in it nothing of joy, and her glory was very sad. From Wordnik.com. [Phineas Finn] Reference
Now, my dear friend, will you forgive me all this self-praise, as it may seem? —. From Wordnik.com. [Pamela] Reference
Chris Cox's op-ed full of self-praise is evidence of what most of us have suspected. From Wordnik.com. [We Need Helpful Action, Not Platitudes From the SEC] Reference
Lebanonese self-praise: I should have a regular feature titled Lebanonese self-praise. From Wordnik.com. [Wednesday, August 31, 2005] Reference
I don't use "epic" as self-praise here, the story is big and sprawls across continents. From Wordnik.com. [Frankenstein's Monster, by Igor] Reference
How right was de Tocqueville: that Americans never have enough of self-praise about the US. From Wordnik.com. [Friday, February 29, 2008] Reference
As a piece of self-praise there is probably nothing surpassing this in the annals of literature. From Wordnik.com. [Balzac] Reference
And its a good thing the bidens are with them to put a break on the Clintons self-praise tendencies. From Wordnik.com. [TPM Track Composite: Obama Ahead By Over Seven Points] Reference
He represents that annoying tendency in the U.S. to indulge in self-praise and self-congratulations. From Wordnik.com. [Saturday, June 14, 2008] Reference
Suddenly the man's steady stream of self-praise was cut short by the sound of concentrated rifle fire. From Wordnik.com. [Tom Swift Jr And His Flying Lab]
For such self-praise bears excellent fruit, since much more and better praise springs from it as from seed. From Wordnik.com. [Plutarch's Morals] Reference
There is no boasting, no self-consciousness, and not the faintest word of self-praise ever crosses their lips. From Wordnik.com. [Heroes of the Goodwin Sands] Reference
‘Sophronia, darling, Mr and Mrs Boffin will remind you of the old adage, that self-praise is no recommendation.’. From Wordnik.com. [Our Mutual Friend] Reference
Falsehood often lurks upon the tongue of him, who, by self-praise, seeks to enhance his value in the eyes of others. From Wordnik.com. [First LEED Platinum Carbon Neutral Building! | Inhabitat] Reference
Thou knowest that what I say is the truth, and that I have never boasted of my good deeds in a spirit of self-praise. From Wordnik.com. [Consolation of Philosophy] Reference
How sad but these lack luster politicians who fill their lack of luster with self-praise are no friends of the people. From Wordnik.com. [And They Have 60; Landrieu and Lincoln End First Phase of Senate Drama] Reference
That's quite a bit of self-praise for an industry whose dishonesty and snafus made such a mess of housing foreclosures. From Wordnik.com. [Elizabeth Hampton: Teacher Pay: A Smarter Investment for the New Year] Reference
A source, who spoke on condition of anonymity, described the report as "unrepresentative and pregnant with self-praise". From Wordnik.com. [ANC Daily News Briefing] Reference
An amusing expression of this self-praise has come down to us in the puff he composed on the occasion of a reprint of the. From Wordnik.com. [Balzac] Reference
Nothing is more common than for the victor to sound the praises of the vanquished, that being a delicate form of self-praise. From Wordnik.com. [The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 08, No. 48, October, 1861] Reference
Catholics; this single fact and the self-praise resulting from it form the entire stock-in-trade of the Catholic literary man. From Wordnik.com. [The Road to Wigan Pier] Reference
I may say without self-praise, through my means; and on the close of hostilities our negotiation about the country was revived. From Wordnik.com. [The Expedition to Borneo of H.M.S. Dido For the Suppression of Piracy] Reference
But being made a friend, and asked by thee, O friend, I will answer thee, although self-praise without reason is ever improper. From Wordnik.com. [The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa Translated into English Prose Adi Parva] Reference
That's why she simply told you that she had no jade; for she couldn't very well have had any desire to give vent to self-praise. From Wordnik.com. [Hung Lou Meng, Book I Or, the Dream of the Red Chamber, a Chinese Novel in Two Books] Reference
The email was a long apology for, in his words "getting a little carried away with the self-praise ..." over the bill's passage. From Wordnik.com. [Julie Bergman Sender: Hey Van, It's Nancy Polosky on the Phone...] Reference
But at the end, no matter how much you try and how articulate you are -you will not make us forget self-praise is no praise at all. From Wordnik.com. [Think Progress » Under Fire, ABC Yanks Official Blog of 9/11 Docudrama] Reference
He stayed to signal another message of self-praise to Natalie, and then for the first time he saw Mrs. Goring on board his own vessel. From Wordnik.com. [Gold Out of Celebes] Reference
Well, I know you fair, and believe myself brave -- constitutionally, so that I can't help it: and this, therefore, is not self-praise. From Wordnik.com. [An Englishwoman's Love-Letters] Reference
We were clerks in the same commercial house, and, although self-praise is no recommendation, I may say that both of us did our whole duty. From Wordnik.com. [Holidays at the Grange or A Week's Delight Games and Stories for Parlor and Fireside] Reference
I waded through miles of self back-patting and self-praise on your About page. From Wordnik.com. [Summit Daily News - Top Stories] Reference
We are worthy of our own love and self-praise, no matter how hard we find it to give to ourselves. From Wordnik.com. [RVABlogs] Reference
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