WIST

It is always well to accept your own shortcomings with candor but to regard those of our friends with polite incredulity.

J. Russell Lynes (1910-1991) American educator, critic, writer
“The Art of Accepting,” Vogue (1 Sep 1952)

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.

J. Russell Lynes (1910-1991) American educator, critic, writer
(Attributed)