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talking about yourself Quotes
Three of the best book quotes about talking about yourself
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“We would rather speak ill of ourselves than not talk about ourselves at all.”
François de La Rochefoucauld
person
power of words
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talking about yourself
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speak up
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02
″‘But I vote we’re not allowed to vote for ourselves because my father says it’s swanking to blow your own trumpet.’ ‘All right, then. I’ll blow your trumpet, if you blow mine.‘”
Anthony Buckeridge
author
Jennings and Darbishire
book
Jennings
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Darbishire
characters
talking about yourself
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boasting
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voting
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“I hope it is not about myself. I am tired of myself to-night. I should like to be somebody else.”
Oscar Wilde
author
The Picture of Dorian Gray
book
Dorian Gray
character
to be someone else
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talking about yourself
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being tired
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Source: Chapter 13, Paragraph 14
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