To a small man every greater is an exaggeration. – Henry David Thoreau

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

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

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