Quotes with insults

  • There are two insults no human will endure. The assertion that he has no sense of humor and the doubly impertinent assertion that he has never known trouble.
  • Daily life is governed by an economic system in which the production and consumption of insults tends to balance out.
  • I'm accustomed to Internet forums where rudeness and incivility are the rule, where too many people seem to take pride in their insults.

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  • Oscar Wilde A gentleman never insults anyone unintentionally.
    Oscar Wilde
    Irish writer (1854 - 1900)
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  • Joseph Addison Young people soon give, and forget insults, but old age is slow in both.
    Joseph Addison
    English politician, writer and poet (1672 - 1719)
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  • Anthony Holden A close associate of his gave an interview in which the book was described as quotes 'fiction from being to end'. I suffered trial by tabloid for a couple of weeks, lots of insults in the press, in the columns - this man should be put in the tower and so on.
    Anthony Holden
    English writer, broadcaster and critic
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  • Louis Nizer A graceful taunt is worth a thousand insults.
    Louis Nizer
     
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  • Nelson Mandela Any language can be the vehicle of racist insults and repression, but it can also be the carrier of the message of hope and liberation.
    The Star, 19 september 1991
    Nelson Mandela
    South African anti-apartheid revolutionary and political leader (1918 - 2013)
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  • Raoul Vaneigem Daily life is governed by an economic system in which the production and consumption of insults tends to balance out.
    Raoul Vaneigem
    Belgian philosopher (1934 - )
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  • Bryan Burrough I'm accustomed to Internet forums where rudeness and incivility are the rule, where too many people seem to take pride in their insults.
    Bryan Burrough
    American author and correspondent (1961 - )
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  • Jean-Jacques Rousseau Insults are the arguments employed by those who are in the wrong.
    Jean-Jacques Rousseau
    French writer and philosopher (1712 - 1778)
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  • William Hazlitt The best way to procure insults is to submit to them.
    William Hazlitt
    English writer (1778 - 1830)
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  • Sinclair Lewis There are two insults no human will endure. The assertion that he has no sense of humor and the doubly impertinent assertion that he has never known trouble.
    Sinclair Lewis
    American novelist, short-story writer, and playwright (1885 - 1951)
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  • Carolyn Chute What poor people go through, it's amazing they don't do more violent things! If they'd just give you a little dignity, it might help you stand it better. They suffer no heat, no electricity, while you're working, but then you've got to face all the insults, too.
    Carolyn Chute
    American writer and populist
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