[TrebleRebel]

It breaks my heart to think of this man, who has shaken hands with some of the most interesting and incredible historic figues of the 20th century, doesn't have the pleasure of sitting back and reminiscing about it. But then, he was never a man that loved to slap himself on the back.

[VOA]

But then, he was never a man that loved to slap himself on the back.

IIRC, Reagan said something like "there's no limit to what a man can get done...
as long as he doesn't mind about who gets the credit".