When insults had class

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WHEN INSULTS HAD CLASS

The exchange between Churchill & Lady Astor: She said, "If you were my husband I'd give you poison," and he said, "If you were my wife, I'd drink it."

 

A Member of Parliament to Disraeli: "Sir, you will either die on the gallows or of some unspeakable disease." "That depends, Sir," said Disraeli, "on whether I embrace your Policies or your mistress."

 

"I have never killed a man, but I have read many obituaries with great pleasure." - Clarence Darrow

 

"Thank you for sending me a copy of your book; I'll waste no time reading it." - Moses Hadas

 

"I didn't attend the funeral, but I sent a nice letter saying I approved of it." Mark Twain

 

"He has no enemies, but is intensely disliked by his friends." - Oscar Wilde

 

"I am enclosing two tickets to the first night of my new play; bring a friend… if you have one." - George Bernard Shaw to Winston Churchill.  "Cannot possibly attend first night, will attend second… if there is one." - Winston Churchill, in response.

 

"I feel so miserable without you; it's almost like having you here."- Stephen Bishop

 

"I've just learned about his illness. Let's hope it's nothing trivial." - Irvin S. Cobb

 

"He is not only dull himself; he is the cause of dullness in others." - Samuel Johnson

 

"He has the attention span of a lightning bolt." - Robert Redford

 

"In order to avoid being called a flirt, she always yielded easily." -Charles, Count Talleyrand

 

"He loves nature in spite of what it did to him." - Forrest Tucker

"Why do you sit there looking like an envelope without any address on it?" - Mark Twain

 

"Some cause happiness wherever they go; others, whenever they go."- Oscar Wilde

 

"He uses statistics as a drunken man uses lamp-posts… for support rather than illumination." - Andrew Lang

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Good one...Thank you Dada for the sharing

GOOD ONE SIR JI...

                                                   BE....

Be understanding to your enemies.
Be loyal to your friends.
Be strong enough to face the world each day.
Be weak enough to know you cannot do everything alone.
Be generous to those who need your help.
Be frugal with what you need yourself.
Be wise enough to know that you do not know everything.
Be foolish enough to believe in miracles.
Be willing to share your joys.
Be willing to share the sorrows of others.
Be a leader when you see a path others have missed.
Be a follower when you are shrouded by the mists of uncertainty.
Be the first to congratulate an opponent who succeeds.
Be the last to criticize a colleague who fails.
Be sure where your next step will fall, so that you will not tumble.
Be sure of your final destination, in case you are going the wrong way.
Be loving to those who love you.
Be loving to those who do not love you, and they may change.
Above all, be yourself.

NICE ONE.....................................yes

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Good 1 !!!!

hahahaha............great insults...........gud presence of mind show cased by these great minds.........

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