A golfer has one advantage over the fisherman—he doesn’t have to show anything to prove it.
He who has too much brass seldom has the necessary polish.
The reason some computers run into trouble is that some of the punch cards think that they are holier than the rest.
The most conceited man in the world? He called Dial-a-Prayer to see if there were any messages.
You can’t glorify self and Christ at the same time.
Don’t brag—it isn’t the whistle that pulls the train.
Bragging may not bring happiness, but no man having caught a large fish goes home through the alley.
The greatest barrier between some Christians and God’s omnipotent power is their own supposed strength.
A snob is an inferior person with a superiority complex.
Flattery is the ability to tell another person what he wants to hear.
If you serve only for the approval of men, you will lose the approval of God.
Most self-made people stop working too soon.
The best remedy for conceit is to sit down and make a list of all the things you don’t know.
The man who has the right to boast doesn’t have to.
Flattery is all right as long as you don’t believe the one giving the flattery.
The greatest of all passions—seeking self-approval.
Status is a poor substitute for stature—a man should be able to get ahead without getting a swelled head.
People who place too much importance on their standing are generally too big for their shoes.
You don’t have to be much of a musician to toot your own horn.
An egotist is a man who thinks that if he had not been born, people would have asked why not.
Not even an egotist is all bad; at least he doesn’t go around talking about other people.
We seem to think the kingdom of God will not come unless we personally bring it about.
Nothing makes you listen more carefully to your neighbor’s conversation than to hear your name mentioned.
Talk to a man about himself and he will listen for hours.
Pride is the only poison that is good for you when swallowed.
The strength that comes from confidence can be quickly lost to conceit.
Too much uplift nowadays is confined to noses.
Our work is to cast care; God’s work is to take care.
How to dislocate your shoulder—pat yourself on the back.
A man is usually as young as he feels; but he is seldom as important as he feels.
Pride, stubbornness, and exploitation of others form an incendiary trio.
Swallow your pride—it contains no calories.
The people most preoccupied with titles and status are usually the least deserving of them.
If there’s one thing we should let other find out for themselves, it’s how great we are.
Wouldn’t it be nice to be as sure of anything as some people are of everything?
People who run down others are taking a roundabout way of praising themselves.
When the “I” becomes dominant, the “spiritual eye” sees the entire world in a distortion.
If tempted to sound off, remember a drum makes noise though it is empty.
The trouble with the self-made man is that he worships the creator.
The egotist is always someone who is me-deep in conversation.
Some folks try to push themselves forward by patting themselves on the back.
People who sing their own praises do so without accompaniment.
Pride is the only disease that makes everyone sick except the one who has it.
The mental cases most difficult to cure are those people who are crazy about themselves.
Conceit is the devil’s gift to little men.
Something that’s hard to keep under your hat is a big head.
Some people have their backs to the wall because they’ve been putting up too much a front.
A perfectionist is one who takes great pains—and gives them to other people.
The man who toots his horn the loudest is the one who is in the fog.
The easiest way to crush your laurels is to rest on them.
Flattery is the art of telling another person exactly what he thinks of himself.
A form of advertising that’s a liability instead of an asset is a person blowing his own horn.
Conceit is what makes a little squirt think he is a fountain of knowledge.
Flattery looks like friendship the way a wolf looks like a dog.
Egotism has been described as just a case of mistaken nonentity.
When you are completely satisfied, remember what happens to the fat turkey.
Many a man satisfied with himself is awfully disappointing to other people.
When you think you have made your mark on the world, watch out for the guys with the erasers.
When a person is always right, there is something wrong.
The best kind of pride is that which compels a man to do his best even though no one is looking.
The problem with a perfect person—they have no room for improvement.
Some people are easily entertained. All you have to do is to sit down and listen to them.
The only thing that can keep growing without nourishment is ego.
He who stands high in his own estimation is still a long way from the top.
A man’s worth is seldom the value he places on himself.
Only the truly great are humble—and only the humble are truly great.
It’s all right to hold up your head, but don’t turn up your nose.
An egotist is a man who thinks as much of himself as you think of yourself.
Some people know more when you try to tell them something than when you ask them something.
The bigger the man, the less he’s aware of his size.
The person who knows nothing always seems to be confident in all things.
Pride is to the character like the attic to the house—the highest part and generally the most empty.
The person who takes a high place before his fellowman must take a low place before his God.
If success turns your head, you are facing in the wrong direction.
In the middle of fault is U.
Just when the world begins to admire a man, he breaks out in vanity.
The man who seeks advice too often is probably looking for praise rather than information.
We all admire the wisdom of people who ask us for advice.
You are always in the wrong key when you start singing your own praises.
Most people are quite happy to suffer in silence if they are sure everyone knows they are doing it.
Pride is the stone over which many people stumble.
He who blows his own horn cannot enjoy listening to the band.
Humility is like underwear—we should have it, but we should never show it.
A boaster and a liar are cousins.
Beware of anyone who falls at your feet. He may be reaching for the corner of the rug.
The bigger the person’s head, the easier it is to fill his shoes.
Man is the only animal you can pat on the back and his head swells.
The trouble with blowing your own horn is it leaves no wind for climbing.
The egotist has I trouble.
The less a person knows, the more certain he is that he is right.
Man is made of dust, and that dust that is stuck on itself is mud.
The greatest of all faults is to imagine that you have none.
Many people might have attained wisdom had they not assumed they already possessed it.
Prayer: “Lord, make me humble, and when I am humble, don’t let me know it.”
Every time some people look in the mirror, they take a bow.
Temper is what gets most of us into trouble—pride is what keeps us there.
Wearing a halo too tight gives others a headache.
Some people are so conceited they think that God changes His opinions to suit their needs.
When you find a person who “knows all things,” take no advice from him.
About the only opinions that do not eventually change are the ones we have about ourselves.
Pride is a plant that doesn’t grow well in the shadow of the cross.
Swallowing your pride will never give you indigestion.
Conceit is a form of I strain.
Many a person who prides himself on having an open mind merely has a vacant one.
It’s strange, but a big head is the sign of a small man.
The real test of a big man is his willingness to occupy a small place in a great way.
The less some people know, the more eager they are to tell you about it.
People are seldom too busy to stop and tell you how busy they are.
Egotism is that certain something that enables a man in a rut to think he’s in the groove.
Egotists are I specialists.
Conceit is an illness that refreshes the victim and makes others sick.
Fellows who boast of being self-made men usually have a few parts missing.
Every time you turn green with envy, you are ripe for trouble.
You cannot spell sin or pride without I being in the middle.
Staring up to admire your own halo will give yourself a pain in the neck.
Very often, a little soap is enough to make a man slip.
A big head is hard to keep under your hat.
The measure of a man is what he doesn’t with power.
Most of us carry a stumbling block around—we cover it with a hat.
Flattery is something nice someone tells you about yourself that you wish were true.
Some would rather stay lost than ask for directions.