“Never insult anyone by accident.”
Robert A. Heinlein
“I have met a lot of hardboiled eggs in my time, but you're twenty minutes.”
Oscar Wilde
“Before you criticize someone, you should walk a mile in their shoes. That way when you criticize them, you are a mile away from them and you have their shoes.”
Jack Handey
“I love it when someone insults me. That means that I don't have to be nice anymore.”
Billy Idol
“The only graceful 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.”
J. Russell Lynes
“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.”
Moliere
“A gentleman is one who never hurts anyone's feelings unintentionally.”