the origin of the phrase "self praise is no honour"

[N1G3L]

Record of it's first use & to whom it is attributable

"self praise is no honour"

[jno]

this says early 19th century for 'self-praise is no recommendation'

http://www.famous-proverbs.com/19th_Century_Pr overbs.htm

[VS Prasad]

"Self-praise is for losers. Be a winner. Stand for something. Always have class, and be humble." - John Madden

Self-praise is no praise at all - Gordon Brown

http://www.natfront.com/gordonbrown.htm

Self-praise is no recommendation. -early 19th

http://www.noyemi.com/quotef92.html

Self-praise, my mother always told me, is no honour. The sound of someone blowing his or her own trumpet should naturally incline us to ask what�s being hidden behind the brassy top notes.

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/colum nists/michael_gove/article611477.ece

This was a lesson I took to heart immediately, and have gratefully remembered ever since: - "self-praise is no honour".

http://www.musicweb-international.com/classrev /2004/Oct04/Should_composers_tell.htm

[daxmichaels]

This is an old saying like the German EIGENER LOB STINKT!!! And the only thing that STINKT (stinks) is this saying!!! If you come from a disfunctional family coupled with adherence to this saying, you will be a slave to the need for external praise much like a Crack Addict in the slums of Mexico City (or Los Angeles)!!!
Praise yourself! Love Yourself! Love your work! If the praise and the love of yourself doesn't begin with you, you WILL HAVE WASTED YOUR LIFE!!!