mere insult or affront to plaintiffs dignity not qualifying as defamat — Insults

"Sticks and stones may break my bones But words will never hurt me."

"To practice patience, you need a real rascal to help you. Its no use practicing on gentle and kind creatures, for they require no patience."

"τίς ὸμφαλητόμος σε τὸν διοπλῆγα ἔψησε κἀπέλουσεν ἀσκαρίζοντα"

"I must bear with their violence and outrageous insults and villanous misdeeds; but, please God, they will get weak and old whilst I shall grow in strength and power, and shall be, in my turn, avenged according to my desire."

"If you get your head above the crowd, youre going to be criticized. So get used to the idea."

"Let him alone and let him curse; for the Lord has bidden him. It may be that the Lord will look on my distress, and the Lord will repay me with good for this cursing of me today."