• The only gracious way to accept an insult is to ignore it; if you can't ignore it, top it; if you can't top it, laugh at it; if you can't laugh at it, it's probably deserved.

  Russell Lynes
  American editor, criticus 1910-1991
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Subjects in these quotes:

1. gracious
2. probably
3. deserved
4. ignore
5. laugh

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The only gracious way to accept an insult is to ignore it; if you can't ignore it, top it; if you can't top it, laugh at it; if you can't laugh at it, it's probably deserved. by : Russell Lynes

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