The Best Way to Boast

One of the usually delightful aspects of our moving to our new location has been meeting new people, and we've met a great many here who are interesting, helpful, kind, and humble. It's the occasional person, though, who seems to think more highly of herself than she ought to think.

The best way to boast is not to boast at all. If there's something grand and glorious about us, people will find out sooner or later. 

I'm reminded of a good friend of the past who graduated from Yale. Living in a small town then, I thought that was a bit impressive. But he never mentioned it. We learned that piece of information quite indirectly several years later, and not from him. We were even more impressed then because he hadn't flaunted his education. That, as far as I'm concerned, is true humility and graciousness that is due respect.

Grace puts its hand on the boasting mouth, and shuts it once for all.

~ Charles Spurgeon 

Let another man praise thee, and not thine own mouth.

~ Proverbs 27:2