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Insult Quotes

In the newspapers there is insulting and stirring up hatred. Those irresponsible daubers!

In the newspapers there is insulting and stirring up hatred. Those irresponsible daubers!

"Michael: a German fate in diary notes". Book by Joseph Goebbels, 1926.

We must not mind insulting men, if by respecting them we offend God.

Saint John Chrysostom, Graham Neville (1977). “Six Books on the Priesthood”, p.65, St Vladimir's Seminary Press

There is nothing more awful, insulting, and depressing than banality.

"The Teacher of Literature". Short story by Anton Chekhov, 1894.

When it comes to my rights as an American citizen, and yours, I am a triumphalist and an absolutist. Anything less is an insult.

James Meredith (2012). “A Mission from God: A Memoir and Challenge for America”, p.25, Simon and Schuster

England is a nation of shopkeepers.

Quoted in Barry E. O'Meara, Napoleon in Exile (1822). The Pennsylvania Gazette, 20 Aug. 1794, prints "Barrere's Report of the Naval Action of the 1st of June" to the National Convention of France, 16 June. Included in this report is the sentence: "Let Pitt then boast of this victory of his nation of shop-keepers (national boutiquiere.)" The author was revolutionary and legislator Bertrand Barrere. See Adam Smith 7; Josiah Tucker 1

We should never insult others on account of their faults, for it is our duty to show charity and respect to everyone.

John Calvin (2004). “Golden Booklet of the True Christian Life”, p.33, Baker Books

Dismiss whatever insults your soul.

Walt Whitman (1868). “Poems”, p.39

If the size of your vision for your life isn't intimidating to you, there's a good chance it's insulting to God.

Steven Furtick (2010). “Sun Stand Still: What Happens When You Dare to Ask God for the Impossible”, p.7, Multnomah