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«A fool shows his annoyance at once, but a prudent man overlooks an insult»
«A dog is not almost-human, and I know of no greater insult to the canine race than to describe it as such»
Author: John Holmes | Keywords: as such, canine, describe, insult
«Envy is an insult to oneself.»
Author: Yevgeny Yevtushenko (Poet) | About: Envy | Keywords: insult
«A gentleman will not insult me, and no man not a gentleman can insult me»
«A stiff apology is a second insult... The injured party does not want to be compensated because he has been wronged; he wants to be healed because he has been hurt.»
«Deceive the rich and powerful if you will, but don't insult them.»
Author: Japanese Proverb | Keywords: deceive, insult
«Even a hare will insult a dead lion»
Author: Latin Proverb | Keywords: hare, insult, lion
«An injury is much sooner forgotten than an insult.»
«Even rabbits insult an dead lion.»
Author: Proverb | Keywords: insult, rabbits
«An eye can threaten like a loaded and levelled gun, or it can insult like hissing or kicking; or, in its altered mood, by beams of kindness, it can make the heart dance for joy»

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