| 单词 | self-praise is no recommendation |
| 释义 | > as lemmasself-praise is no recommendation (also commendation) Proverb. self-praise is no recommendation (also commendation). ΚΠ 1778 J. Windee Let. 20 Jan. in G. Clinton Public Papers (1900) II. 685 There need no regard paid to what I have said of Myself because the old saying is, self praise is No commendation. 1826 Weekly Reg. 17 June 743 In general it is a good rule..that self-praise is no commendation. 1890 Amer. Agriculturist Oct. 529/2 (advt.) Self praise is no recommendation, but there are times when one must permit a person to tell the truth about himself. 1900 Bristol Mercury 5 May 3/4 I will say nothing abut our own [Parliament] because I am a member of it, and self praise is no commendation. 1980 Country Life 24 Apr. 1283/1 Self-praise is, generally speaking, no recommendation. 2013 Weekend Austral. (Nexis) 16 Feb. 13 He regularly tells us what a splendid Treasurer he has been. But, as they say, self-praise is no recommendation. < as lemmas |
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