Insult/formal

Famous quotes containing the words insult and/or formal:

    “A doll in the doll-maker’s house
    Looks at the cradle and bawls:
    “That is an insult to us.””
    —William Butler Yeats (1865–1939)

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