A Guide to the Good Lifeby Parker on TwosPause when insulted to consider whether what the insulted said is truePause to consider how well informed the insulter isWhen we consider the sources of insults, we will often find that those who insult us can be best described as overgrown childrenSuch people, rather than deserving our anger, deserve our pityWe will become increasingly indifferent to other people’s opinions of usKeep in mind that we ourselves are the source of any sting that accompanies the insultRemember that what is insulting is not the person who abuses you or hits you, but the judgement about them that they are insulting