Irony Quotes
A curated collection of the best quotes about Irony.
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“Neither irony nor sarcasm is argument.”
“Irony is an insult conveyed in the form of a compliment.”
“Irony is the gaiety of reflection and the joy of wisdom.”
“Irony is a qualification of subjectivity.”
“Ironic philosophies produce passionate works.”
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““You like irony now too?”
“Irony tastes good. Like sausage.””
“Time changes all things and cultivates even in herself an appreciation of irony.”
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“Irony is the form of paradox. Paradox is what is good and great at the same time.”
“The ironist, unlike the satirist or the misanthrope, needs appropriate vehicles for his positive values.”
“He knew that women appreciated neither irony nor sarcasm, but simple jokes and funny stories. He was amply provided with both.”
“Since my earliest childhood a barb of sorrow has lodged in my heart. As long as it stays I am ironic — if it is pulled out I shall die.”
“The presence of irony does not necessarily mean that the earnestness is excluded. Only assistant professors assume that. ”
“Given a long enough time, of course, a wide enough frame, there is nothing said or done, ever, that isn't ironic in the end.”
“Irony is the cultivation of the spirit and therefore follows next after immediacy; then comes the ethicist, then the humourist, then the religious person.”
“Irony limits, finitizes, and circumscribes and thereby yields truth, actuality, content; it disciplines and punishes and thereby yields balance and consistency.”