Wednesday, October 11, 2023
Boastfulness
Aristotle, Rhetoric 2.6.11 (1384 a 4; tr. J.H. Freese):
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Speaking at length about oneself, making false claims, taking the credit for what another has done, these are signs of boastfulness.
τὸ περὶ αὑτοῦ πάντα λέγειν καὶ ἐπαγγέλλεσθαι, καὶ τὸ τἀλλότρια αὑτοῦ φάσκειν· ἀλαζονείας γάρ (sc. σημεῖα).
