It is unfortunate, but it seems that the number of people that I dislike vastly outnumbers those that I like. Is it just me?
We dislike some people for various reasons, but personally there is nothing I hate more than braggadocio, an arrogant kind of behavior.
Nobody likes a braggart, and the best thing that such individuals could do, would be to keep their mouth shut, for as the saying goes “A shut mouth catches no flies.”
But the fear of flies might not be enough to stop those individuals from flapping their gums.
On the pétanque field, it annoys me to no end to hear one individual boasting “regardless of who I play with, I always win”.
This infantile bragging makes me (and everybody else) more determined than ever to make him eat his words.
I like modesty and humility in my heroes. “Speak softly and carry a big stick” is more in my style.
It is far better to surprise people with a homerun than to trumpet promises that you often cannot keep.
I always liked Winston Churchill’s quote about modesty.
“Mr. Attlee is a very modest man. Indeed he has a lot to be modest about.”
And the aforementioned individual has indeed a lot to be modest about.
As long as I am in a quoting mood, I would like to conclude with:
“Be nice to people on your way up because you’ll meet them again on your way down.”
Wilson Mizner
Have good day, and don’t forget to “turn your tongue seven times in your mouth before saying anything that will ultimately embarrass you” (and make everybody else snicker).
Alain
Thanks to Pascal Gravier, the best f****g” forecast I ever heard!