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Sarcasm is the language of the devil, for which reason I have long since as good as renounced it.
Sarcasm is the language of the devil, for which reason I have long since as good as renounced it.
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.
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.
It is as hard to satirize well a man of distinguished vices, as to praise well a man of distinguished read more
It is as hard to satirize well a man of distinguished vices, as to praise well a man of distinguished virtues.
Neither irony nor sarcasm is argument.
Neither irony nor sarcasm is argument.
Satire is tragedy plus time. You give it enough time, the public, the reviewers will allow you to satirize it. read more
Satire is tragedy plus time. You give it enough time, the public, the reviewers will allow you to satirize it. Which is rather ridiculous, when you think about it.
A sneer is the weapon of the weak.
A sneer is the weapon of the weak.
As regards rap music, I believe that the "c" is silent.
As regards rap music, I believe that the "c" is silent.
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.
