Regret and pangs of conscience are feelings we assign to others to make the world seem a little more fair, to even things out a little and provide consolation. In reality, those who do wrong to us never think about us as much as we think about them, and that is the ultimate irony: their deeds live inside us, festering, while they live out in the world, plucking peaches off trees, biting juicily into them, their minds on things lovely and sweet.
Samuel ParkStichwörter: irony others regret
My momma always said, 'You and Elvis are pretty good, but y'all ain't no Chuck Berry.
Jerry Lee LewisStichwörter: humor irony rock-n-roll 50s
They say a woman's loyalty only lasts as long as it takes her to hang up and dial again.
Kim GatlinStichwörter: humor woman irony loyalty
The world had been divided into two parts that sought to annihilate each other because they both desired the same thing, namely the liberation of the oppressed, the elimination of violence, and the establishment of permanent peace.
Hermann HesseStichwörter: humanity peace war conflict dark-humor irony
The best way to measure the loss of intellectual sophistication - this "nerdification," to put it bluntly - is in the growing disappearance of sarcasm, as mechanic minds take insults a bit too literally.
Nassim Nicholas TalebStichwörter: wit sophistication internet nerd nerds irony post-modernism autism nerdiness post-ironic post-modern nerdery wisdom-vs-nerds intellectual-sophistication reddit
I think sometimes people think cheerful is a synonym for dumb, so no one is ever cheerful.
Mindy KalingStichwörter: irony humor-inspirational
I often wonder why the whole world is so prone to generalise. Generalisations are seldom if ever true and are usually utterly inaccurate.
Agatha ChristieStichwörter: humour hypocrisy irony thoughts generalizations
The other shoppers were too well behaved to stare at the green-headed stoner and the tear-streaked lady zigzagging up the aisles with a chubby bearded guy scurrying behind them picking up the things they dropped.
Amy Goldman KossStichwörter: humor irony hardships humorous-quotes
Seven pillars of wisdom propping the roof of the temple. Always remember what there's beyond the pillars.
Lara BiyutsStichwörter: life irony temple
If the empire had been afflicted by any recent calamity, by a plague, a famine, or an unsuccessful war; if the Tiber had, or if the Nile had not, risen beyond its banks; if the earth had shaken, or if the temperate order of the seasons had been interrupted, the superstitious Pagans were convinced that the crimes and the impiety of the Christians, who were spared by the excessive lenity of the government, had at length provoked the divine justice.
Edward GibbonStichwörter: irony
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