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You are luckier to be wisely rebuked than forced to hear the songs of fools,
Some persons take reproof good-humoredly enough, unless you are so unlucky as to hit a sore place. Then they wince and writhe, and start up and knock you down for your impertinence, or wish you good morning.
Never defend yourself; agree with your critics, it takes the wind out of their sails.
To respond is positive, to react is negative.
Argument cannot be answered with insults. Kindness is strength; anger blows out the lamp of the mind.
A woman springs a sudden reproach upon you which provokes a hot retort, and then she will presently ask you to apologize.
Usually, a well thought answer makes an aggressor think twice.
Silence is the best response to a fool ...
There is nothing as sweet as a comeback, when you are down and out, about to lose, and out of time.
Always resent, never relent.
When you start (telling it like it is) speaking the truth, those who opposed it are part of the on-going problems that exist in any society. But it's always good to acknowledge the rebuttal of an opposition. Because the better rebuttal will often win the debate.
Denial is a strong if imperfect defense.
Arguments cannot be answered with insults ... Kindness is strength ... Anger blows out the lamp of the mind. In the examination of a great and important question, every one should be serene, slow-pulsed, and calm.
Rebuttals never alter desire.
Not responding is a response - we are equally responsible for what we don't do.
Always give response rather than reaction".
A reproach can only hurt if it hits the mark. Whoever knows that he does not deserve a reproach can treat it with contempt.
The emptiness and folly of retaliation are apparent from every example which can be brought forward. Not only Jesus Christ, but the most eminent professors of every sect of philosophy, have reasoned against this futile superstition.
If you don't like your outcomes, change your responses.
Do not rebuke mockers, or they will hate you; rebuke the wise, and they will love you.
People who have power respond simply. They have no minds but their own.
And then it happens, the most dreaded response in the world, more terse than any word, more withholding than a "no," and strictly verboten for someone as in love with language and me as you claim to be.
You: "K
Insults are the arguments employed by those who are in the wrong.
You don't take insults. You leave them with the insulter.
Proverbs 15:1-3 1 A gentle answer deflects anger, but harsh words make tempers flare. 2 The tongue of the wise makes knowledge appealing, but the mouth of a fool belches out foolishness.
And yet, will we ever come to an end of discussion and talk if we think we must always reply to replies? For replies come from those who either cannot understand what is said to them, or are so stubborn and contentious that they refuse to give in even if they do understand.
There is no philosophy without the art of ignoring objections.
Surely silence can sometimes be the most eloquent reply.
In the Freudian age, parents say to their children, 'Don't be defensive,' meaning, 'You have no argument,' but I was born in the age of Rommel, when defense was considered an honorable thing.
You only think of the best comeback when you leave.
Fuck you.
I countered, demonstrating my keen skill at argument.
Do not learn how to react. Learn how to respond.
If ever a fool utters all kinds of insults against you,
The best bet is to not respond at all.
Answer them critics with silence and indifference. It works better, I assure you, than anger and argument ...
Sometimes the most appropriate response to an attack is to not engage, especially in situations where your own words may be used as weapons against you.
Often silence is the most dignified response.
Opponents fancy they refute us when they repeat their own opinion and pay no attention to ours.
Silence is the best defence for any argument.
There is a luxury in self-reproach.
Their's not to make reply, Their's not to reason why, Their's but to do and die: Into
Problems worthy of attacks, prove their worth by hitting back
REPARTEE, n. Prudent insult in retort. Practiced by gentlemen with a constitutional aversion to violence, but a strong disposition to offend. In a war of words, the tactics of the North American Indian.
What you owe your critics are your RESULTS not explanations not defence just RESULTS.Evidence terminates Arguments.
Truth is not only a matter of offense, in that it makes certain assertions. It is also a matter of defense in that it must be able to make a cogent and sensible response to the counterpoints that are raised.
Silence is the best answer to a fool.
Silence is the safest response for all the contradiction that arises from impertinence, vulgarity, or envy.
When our responses turn into reactions and we set out to teach people a lesson, we lose. We lose because the act of teaching someone a lesson rarely succeeds at changing them, and always fails at making our day better, or our work more useful.
An answer in words is delusive; it is really no answer to the questions you ask.
Rebuke
Obstinate regression
bringing untold paths
of deep dark foreboding
depression...
When you are exposed to others' negativity, you do not need to respond. You can choose to put your attention elsewhere and let their words be a tiny drop in the infinite ocean of your peaceful silence.
When people expect you to react to their nonsense, remain calm and silent. It's good for the soul and makes them think twice.
If you feel compelled to respond every time you're criticized it reveals just how much you've built your identity on being right.
About two hours afterwards Gethryn discovered a suitable retort, but, coming to the conclusion that better late than never does not apply to repartees, refrained from speaking it.
Flattery and insults raise the same question: what do you want?
Do not respond to these insults, they will not increase your abilities. You will tire yourself needlessly.
I would prefer a thousand times to receive reproofs than to give them to others ...
Silence is sometimes the best answer
It is with pleasure I receive reproof, when reproof is due, because no person can be readier to accuse me, than I am to acknowledge an error, when I am guilty of one; nor more desirous of atoning for a crime, when I am sensible of having committed it.
Anger should never be permitted to rise in our bosoms, and words suggested by angry feelings should never be permitted to pass our lips. 'A soft answer turneth away wrath, but grievous words stir up anger'.
The major dilemma is that we tend to listen to reply, while all we should do is: listen to understand and feel.
I'm a comeback waiting to happen. No one deserves it more than I do.
So you see how endlessly futile and fruitless it would be if we wanted to refute their objections every time they obstinately resolved not to think through what they say but merely to speak, just so long as they contradict our arguments in any way they can.
Wrath what do you say"
"Fuck' came the reply
"Appropriate word choice, my lord, but not really an answer".
It is triple ultra forbidden to respond to criticism with violence. There are a very few injunctions in the human art of rationality that have no ifs, ands, buts, or escape clauses. This is one of them. Bad argument gets counterargument. Does not get bullet. Never. Never ever never for ever.
I make no other answer than the act,
the Master said: "The only fit reply
to a fit request is silence and the fact." [XXIV]
If it is hard to accept a rebuke, even a private one, it is harder still to administer one in loving humility.
How should they answer?
You did respond - your response was the worst kind - you did nothing.
Sometimes silence resolves a conversation confused by Mad Misconstruction.
To revenge reasonable incredulity by refusing evidence, is a degree of insolence with which the world is not yet acquainted; and stubborn audacity is the last refuge of guilt.
Son, always answer back when you receive an insult. Do it straight away. Even if there's a chance there was nothing behind it, take back control, answer them back. An insult is an attack. You must counter.
Even if you feel wronged, respond right.
A reproof entereth more into a woman of sense than an hundred compliments into a fool.
Sneering springs out of the wish to deny; and wretched must that state of mind be that wishes to take refuge in doubt.
By choosing to have a calm response to what seems negative you bring clarity and balance to your message.
Politeness responses you with the cheers of truthfulness.
Angry words backfire upon the speaker.
Denial is a useful defense mechanism until it's not.
Asking yourself a question, that's how resistance begins. And then ask that very question to someone else. - REMCO CAMPERT
Rebukes are easy from our betters,
From men of quality and letters;
But when low dunces will affront,
What man alive can stand the brunt?
what say you?" "Fuck," came the reply. "Appropriate word choice, my lord, but not really an answer." Wrath
Being insulted offers you an opportunity to practice decency and having a non-response internally.
I answer that I cannot answer.
I tend to be reactionary.
Retaliation is counter-poison and poison breeds more poison. The nectar of Love alone can destroy the poison of hate.
When you tolerate, you resist, and you'll resent.
A gentle answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger. (Proverbs 15:1)
To say nothing is an answer of a kind. To answer is another.
Why should we defend ourselves when we are misunderstood and misjudged? Let us leave that aside. Let us not say anything. It is so sweet to let others judge us in any way they like. O blessed silence, which gives so much peace to the soul!
Not being able to think of a reply is not the same thing as accepting another's words.
Thank your opponents sincerely for their interest. Anyone who takes the time to disagree with you is interested in the same things you are. Think of them as people who really want to help you, and you may turn your opponents into friends.
Truth is the best defense.
Why do you think you are always right?" Asks a dumb person that can't understand why I make a living as a self-help author or why she is wasting my time and I will never speak to her ever again.
There's nothing so strong as rage, except what makes you hold it in - that's stronger. It's a good thing not to answer your enemies. I scarcely ever do.
Reproof should not exhaust its power upon petty failings.
Whoever corrects a mocker invites insult.
When people start hurling insults at you, you know their minds are closed and there's no point in debating. You disengage yourself as quickly as possible from the situation.
I instantly regretted my comeback but that's the thing about unkind words. You can try to undo the damage, but (a) it's hard when you're all coffee-ed up, and (b) you can't take it back, ever.
Silence is an arguement hard to refute
Never question the beauty of what you are saying because someone reacts with pain, judgment, criticism. It just means they have not heard you.