Insult/formal

Famous quotes containing the words insult and/or formal:

“To insult a friend implies that you respect his masculinity enough to know he can take it without acting like a crybaby. The swapping of insults, like the fighting between brothers, becomes the seal of the male bonding.”
—Frank Pittman (20th century)

“On every formal visit a child ought to be of the party, by way of provision for discourse.”
—Jane Austen (1775–1817)