Steve,
I've given it some thought and found these; they might help.
"The only gracious way to accept an insult is to ignore it; if you cant ignore it, top it; if you cant top it, laugh at it; if you cant laugh at it, its probably deserved." ~ Russell Lynes
"No one can make you feel inferior without your consent."
~ Eleanor Roosevelt
"Insults can have immediate impact, delayed impact or no impact at all. It is up to the umpire to determine whether he or she will be affected by another's words. Words rarely cause injuries that require ice." ~ from my clinic on confrontational situations last year
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"You can tell whether a man is clever by his answers.
You can tell whether a man is wise by his questions.
~Naguib Mahfouz
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