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I've had a wonderful evening - but this wasn't it.
I've had a wonderful evening - but this wasn't it.
The way to procure insults is to submit to them: a man meets with no more respect than he exacts.
The way to procure insults is to submit to them: a man meets with no more respect than he exacts.
For all their compliments do verses pay? They mayn't, yet these same poems make me gay
For all their compliments do verses pay? They mayn't, yet these same poems make me gay
It'd be a terrific innovation if you could get your mind to stretch a little further than the next wisecrack.
It'd be a terrific innovation if you could get your mind to stretch a little further than the next wisecrack.
If you can't ignore an insult, top it; if you can't top it, laugh it off; and if you can't read more
If you can't ignore an insult, top it; if you can't top it, laugh it off; and if you can't laugh it off, it's probably deserved.
Next to a sincere compliment, I think I like a well-deserved and honest rebuke
Next to a sincere compliment, I think I like a well-deserved and honest rebuke
To be trusted is a greater compliment than being loved.
To be trusted is a greater compliment than being loved.
A gentleman is one who never hurts anyone's feelings unintentionally.
A gentleman is one who never hurts anyone's feelings unintentionally.
A wise man is superior to any insults which can be put upon him, and the best reply to unseemly read more
A wise man is superior to any insults which can be put upon him, and the best reply to unseemly behavior is patience and moderation.
