By speaking, by thinking, we undertake to clarify things, and that forces us to exacerbate them, dislocate them, schematize them. Every concept is in itself an exaggeration. – Jose Ortega y Gasset

Nothing makes a fish bigger than almost being caught. – Author Unknown

Some folks never exaggerate — they just remember big. – Author Unknown

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