Edged tools are dangerous things to handle, and not infrequently do much hurt.

Edged tools are dangerous things to handle, and not infrequently do much hurt.

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.

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.

Satire must not be a kind of superfluous ill will, but ill will from a higher point of view. Ridiculous read more

Satire must not be a kind of superfluous ill will, but ill will from a higher point of view. Ridiculous man, divine God. Or else, hatred against the bogged-down vileness of average man as against the possible heights that humanity might attain.

A sneer is the weapon of the weak.

A sneer is the weapon of the weak.

Irony is the gaiety of reflection and the joy of wisdom.

Irony is the gaiety of reflection and the joy of wisdom.

A sarcastic person has a superiority complex that can be cured only by the honesty of humility.

A sarcastic person has a superiority complex that can be cured only by the honesty of humility.

Irony is an insult conveyed in the form of a compliment

Irony is an insult conveyed in the form of a compliment

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.