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Never insult an alligator until you've crossed the river.
Never insult an alligator until you've crossed the river.
You will find that silence or very gentle words are the most exquisite revenge for insult.
You will find that silence or very gentle words are the most exquisite revenge for insult.
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.
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.
I have met a lot of hardboiled eggs in my time, but you're twenty minutes.
I have met a lot of hardboiled eggs in my time, but you're twenty minutes.
A graceful taunt is worth a thousand insults.
A graceful taunt is worth a thousand insults.
I am not going to spend any time whatsoever in attacking the Foreign Secretary. If we complain about the tune, read more
I am not going to spend any time whatsoever in attacking the Foreign Secretary. If we complain about the tune, there is no reason to attack the monkey when the organ grinder is present.
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."
She has the answer to everything and the solution to nothing.
She has the answer to everything and the solution to nothing.
