Much of someone's real character lies in what they don't say about themselves.
The best writers I've read possess oodles of self-doubt, yet claw their way up with each work and remain humble. Boastful ones, not so much.
(a.) Given to, or full of, boasting; inclined to boast; vaunting; vainglorious; self-praising.
It's better to find success through God, than finding it on one's own merits; some who usually find their own success become boastful, where through God it's with gratitude.
Wagging tongues from prejudiced, sophisticated facade of show-off people can never blemish any honest, genuine, golden heart.
I have never consciously boasted myself but from hereon I make a point not to even unconsciously undermine or degrade myself!