Not my work and I don't know the original source.



When Insults Had Class...
These glorious insults are from an era " before" the English language got boiled down to 4-letter words .


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


"He had delusions of adequacy  ."
Walter Kerr


"He has all the virtues I dislike and none of the vices I admire."
Winston Churchill


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


"He has never been known to use a word that might send a reader to the dictionary."
William Faulkner (about Ernest Hemingway)


"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


"He is a self-made man and worships his creator."
John Bright


"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 is simply a shiver looking for a spine to run up."
Paul Keating


"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

 

Lovely.

Glad to see Paul Keating get a run too   

I bet Rat had some gems.

That is so good ...great post

Quote from: ducpainter on June 16, 2020, 02:04:42 PM
I bet Rat had some gems.

Indeed!  Rat was a renaissance man.

Churchill's response to the lady that scolded him for being drunk was a cracker 

Quote from: ducpainter on June 16, 2020, 02:04:42 PM
I bet Rat had some gems.

Oh you know it

That guy was pretty awesome.

These are great.  And have shared (and memorizing a few).  Thanks!