Satire

SATIRE, n. An obsolete kind of literary composition in which the vices and follies of the author's enemies were expounded with imperfect tenderness.

- Ambrose Gwinett Bierce Visit FamousQuotes.com for more inspirational quotes

Satire's my weapon, but I'm too discreet To run amuck, and tilt at all I meet.

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Tomorrow is a satire on today, And shows its weakness.

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A bitter jest, when it comes too near the truth, leaves a sharp sting behind it.

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Satire is a kind of glass, wherein beholders do generally discover everybody's face but their own.

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