When insults were literate

…  And notice – not one four letter word in the  bunch…!!!

The exchange between Churchill & Lady Astor:
She said,  “If you were my husband I’d give you poison,”
He replied, “If you were my  wife, I’d drink it.”

A Member of Parliament to Disraeli: “Sir, you will  either die on the gallows or of some unspeakable disease.”
“That depends,  Sir,” said Disraeli, “on 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

“A modest little person, with much to be modest about.” – 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).
“Poor  Faulkner. Does he really think big emotions come from big words?” – Ernest  Hemingway (about William Faulkner)

“Thank you for sending me a copy of your book; I’ll waste no time  reading it.” – Moses Hadas

“He can compress the most words into the smallest idea of any man I now.”  – Abraham Lincoln

“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

“There’s nothing wrong with you that reincarnation won’t cure.” – Jack  E. Leonard

“He has the attention span of a lightning bolt.” – Robert Redford

“They never open their mouths without subtracting from the sum of  human knowledge.”  – Thomas Brackett Reed

“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

“Why do you sit there looking like an envelope without any address on t?”  – Mark Twain

“His mother should have thrown him away and kept the stork.” – Mae  West

“Some cause happiness wherever they go; others, whenever they go.” – Oscar Wilde

“He uses statistics as a drunken man uses lamp-posts… for support rather than illumination.” – Andrew Lang (1844-1912)

“He has all of the morals of a dog in heat.” – Unknown Source – (about  a previous president.)

“He has Van Gogh’s ear for music.” – Billy Wilder

“I’ve had a perfectly wonderful evening but this wasn’t it.” – Groucho Marx

Thanks Gene