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    When will the public cease to insult the teacher's calling with empty flattery? When will men who would never for a moment encourage their own sons to enter the work of the public schools cease to tell us that education is the greatest and noblest of all human callings?

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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 read more

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 J. Russel Lynes Found in: Insults Quotes,
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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.

by Groucho Marx Found in: Insults Quotes,
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I hope they notice the mistletoe tied to my coattails as I leave town.

I hope they notice the mistletoe tied to my coattails as I leave town.

by Abe Lemons Found in: Insults Quotes,
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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.

by J. Russell Lynes Found in: Insults Quotes,
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She has the answer to everything and the solution to nothing.

She has the answer to everything and the solution to nothing.

by Oscar Levant Found in: Insults Quotes,
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Insults should be written in sand, compliments should be carved in stone

Insults should be written in sand, compliments should be carved in stone

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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.

by Katharine Hepburn Found in: Insults Quotes,
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Never insult anyone by accident.

Never insult anyone by accident.

by Robert A. Heinlein Found in: Insults Quotes,
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She looked as if she had been poured into her clothes and had forgotten to say "when."

She looked as if she had been poured into her clothes and had forgotten to say "when."

by P. G. Wodehouse Found in: Insults Quotes,
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