Insults Quotes

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.

Molire

There are two insults no human being will endure that he has no sense of humor, and that the has never known trouble.

Sinclair Lewis

The way to procure insults is to submit to them: a man meets with no more respect than he exacts.

William Hazlitt

If someone offers you a gift, and you decline to accept it, the other person still owns that gift. The same is true of insults and verbal attacks.

Steve Pavlina, How to Win an Argument, 08 - 31 - 05