Buonaparte has often made his boast that our fleet would be worn out by keeping the sea and that his was kept in order and increasing by staying in port but know he finds I fancy if Emperors hear the truth that his fleet suffers more in a night than ours in one year.

It has become almost a cliche to remark that nobody boasts of ignorance of literature but it is socially acceptable to boast ignorance of science and proudly claim incompetence in mathematics.

If a June night could talk it would probably boast it invented romance.

I don't like to boast but I have probably skipped more poetry than any other person of my age and weight in this country.

It is a law of human nature that in victory even the coward may boast of his prowess while defeat injures the reputation even of the brave.

Serious sport has nothing to do with fair play. It is bound up with hatred jealousy boastfulness disregard of all rules and sadistic pleasure in witnessing violence. In other words it is war minus the shooting.

But who can paint like Nature? Can imagination boast amid its gay creation hues like hers?

Boast is always a cry of despair except in the young it is a cry of hope.

Happiness was not made to be boasted but enjoyed. Therefore tho others count me miserable I will not believe them if I know and feel myself to be happy nor fear them.

It is common for those that are farthest from God to boast themselves most of their being near to the Church.