Baloney is flattery laid on so thick it cannot be true, and blarney is flattery so thin we love it.
The big print giveth, and the fine print taketh away.
The proud man counts his newspaper clippings, the humble man his blessings.
Life is like a cash register, in that every account, every thought, every deed, like every sale, is registered and recorded.
Pride is an admission of weakness; it secretly fears all competition and dreads all rivals.