Irony is the attendant of hope and the fuel of hope is innocence.

Paul Fussell

Mots clés innocence hope irony wwi

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The blessing of the omnivore is that he can eat a great many different things in nature. The curse of the omnivore is that when it comes to figuring out which of those things are safe to eat, he's pretty much on his own.

Michael Pollan

Mots clés irony

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War pacifies itself.

Christopher Dutton

Mots clés war irony

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Most people willingly deceive themselves with a doubly false faith; they believe in eternal memory (of men, things, deeds, peoples) and in rectification (of deeds, errors, sins, injustice). Both are sham. The truth lies at the opposite end of the scale: everything will be forgotten and nothing will be rectified. All rectification (both vengeance and forgiveness) will be taken over by oblivion.

Milan Kundera

Mots clés life irony

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I still couldn't imagine that she was really, truly pregnant; maybe this was an hysterical pregnancy. But Sarah was never hysterical. Enthusiastic, yes, ironic on occasion. I couldn't imagine a doctor saying, "No, it's just an ironic pregnancy.

James Lileks

Mots clés irony pregnancy hysterical

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I should learn patience, it's a shame there's no time for that.

Maija Haavisto

Mots clés time patience self-reflection irony impatience

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There's nothing wrong with giving up all your principles for a suitable financial reward. It is indeed the basis of our society.

Manny Rayner

Mots clés irony sociology

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How much truth is contained in something can be best determined by making it thoroughly laughable and then watching to see how much joking around it can take. For truth is a matter that can withstand mockery, that is freshened by any ironic gesture directed at it. Whatever cannot withstand satire is false.

Peter Sloterdijk

Mots clés reasoning irony parody

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I’m not sure how people drink out of skulls,” Jinx added. Calvin had too many holes in him to make a good cup.

Sage Blackwood

Mots clés humor irony

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- Senhor Uhtred! - Como sempre, Willibald reagiu à minha provocação. - Esse peixe - ele apontou o dedo trêmulo na direção dos ossos - foi um dos dois que Nosso Senhor usou para alimentar 5 mil pessoas!
- O outro devia ser um peixe incrivelmente grande - respondi. - O que era? Uma baleia?

Bernard Cornwell

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