Man is inclined to exaggerate almost everything — except his own mistakes. – Author Unknown

There is no one who does not exaggerate! – Ralph Waldo Emerson

Tis a rule of manners to avoid exaggeration. – Ralph Waldo Emerson

Alcohol is perfectly consistent in its effects upon man. Drunkenness is merely an exaggeration. A foolish man drunk becomes maudlin; a bloody man, vicious; a coarse man, vulgar. – Willa Sibert Cather