There is also this benefit in brag, that the speaker is unconsciously expressing his own ideal. Humor him by all means, draw it all out, and hold him to it.

There is no jewel in the world so valuable as a chaste and virtuous woman.

Whether it's the pot that hits the rock or the rock that hits the pot , it's the pot that will break every time

When in doubt, lean to the side of #‎ mercy .

Love not what you are but only what you may become.

Beware, gentle knight - the greatest monster of them all is reason.

I am almost frightened out of my seven senses.