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Irony is an insult conveyed in the form of a compliment.
Irony is an insult conveyed in the form of a compliment.
Quotation is a serviceable substitute for wit.
Quotation is a serviceable substitute for wit.
A sneer is the weapon of the weak.
A sneer is the weapon of the weak.
I refused to attend his funeral. But I wrote a very nice letter explaining that I approved of it.
I refused to attend his funeral. But I wrote a very nice letter explaining that I approved of it.
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.
To "leave a sting within a brother's heart.".
To "leave a sting within a brother's heart.".
Sarcasm: the last refuge of modest and chaste-souled people when the privacy of their soul is coarsely and intrusively invaded.
Sarcasm: the last refuge of modest and chaste-souled people when the privacy of their soul is coarsely and intrusively invaded.
Sarcasm: intellect on the offensive
Sarcasm: intellect on the offensive
What I lack in decorum, I make up for with an absence of tact.
What I lack in decorum, I make up for with an absence of tact.