Irony is an insult conveyed in the form of a compliment.

Irony is an insult conveyed in the form of a compliment.

Irony is jesting behind hidden gravity.

Irony is jesting behind hidden gravity.

Quotation is a serviceable substitute for wit.

Quotation is a serviceable substitute for wit.

Humor brings insight and tolerance. Irony brings a deeper and less friendly understanding.

Humor brings insight and tolerance. Irony brings a deeper and less friendly understanding.

Neither irony nor sarcasm is argument.

Neither irony nor sarcasm is argument.

The supreme irony of life is that hardly anyone gets out of it alive.

The supreme irony of life is that hardly anyone gets out of it alive.

Advice is what we ask for when we already know the answer but wish we didn't.

Advice is what we ask for when we already know the answer but wish we didn't.

Irony is a disciplinarian feared only by those who do not know it, but cherished by those who do

Irony is a disciplinarian feared only by those who do not know it, but cherished by those who do

Sentimental irony is a dog that bays at the moon while pissing on graves.

Sentimental irony is a dog that bays at the moon while pissing on graves.