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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
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 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.
Neither irony nor sarcasm is argument.
Neither irony nor sarcasm is argument.
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
A taste for irony has kept more hearts from breaking than a sense of humor for it takes irony to read more
A taste for irony has kept more hearts from breaking than a sense of humor for it takes irony to appreciate the joke which is on oneself.
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.