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.