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)
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Lynes, J. Russell
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
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