Lynes

Famous quotes containing the word lynes:

“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.”
—Russell Lynes (b. 1910)

“The art of acceptance is the art of making someone who has just done you a small favor wish that he might have done you a greater one.”
—Russell Lynes (b. 1910)

“It is always well to accept your own shortcomings with candor but to regard those of your friends with polite incredulity.”
—Russell Lynes (b. 1910)