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“Who knows himself a braggart, let him fear this, for it will come to pass that every braggart shall be found an ass.”
― William Shakespeare, The Complete Works

tags: all-s-well-that-ends-well, ass, braggart, bragging, humility, humor, parroles, pride, shakespeare

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“A session of boasting won't attract any real friends. It will set you up on a pedestal, however, making you a clearer target.”
― Richelle E. Goodrich, Smile Anyway: Quotes, Verse, & Grumblings for Every Day of the Year

tags: boasting, bragging, conceit, gossip, haughty, pride, richelle, richelle-goodrich

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“No" is a complete sentence.”
― Annie Lamott

tags: boundaries

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“The world says: "You have needs -- satisfy them. You have as much right as the rich and the mighty. Don't hesitate to satisfy your needs; indeed, expand your needs and demand more." This is the worldly doctrine of today. And they believe that this is freedom. The result for the rich is isolation and suicide, for the poor, envy and murder.”
― Fyodor Dostoyevsky, The Brothers Karamazov

tags: destructiveness, greed, materialism, needs, selfishness, vice

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