There is also this benefit in brag, that the speaker is unconsciously… — Miguel de Cervantes

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.

Miguel de CervantesNovelist · Spanish · 1547 – 1616

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