self-praise

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Osborne broke into a rhapsody of self praise and imprecations.

From The World's Greatest Books — Volume 08 — Fiction by Mee, Arthur

But folks is various and self praise is open disgrace.

From Gabriel Conroy by Harte, Bert

I won't say anything of myself; self praise does not sound well.

From The Banished A Swabian Historical Tale. In Three Volumes. by Hauff, Wilhelm

First comes the praise of the gods and self praise of the ruler himself.

From Assyrian Historiography by Olmstead, A. T. (Albert Ten Eyck)

And while it is also an old and true saying that "self praise is no recommendation," the fact remains that 18 of these new members were secured through my office.

From Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at the 13th Annual Meeting Rochester, N.Y. September, 7, 8 and 9, 1922 by Northern Nut Growers Association