"Neither irony nor sarcasm is argument."

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Source : "Dictionary of American Maxims". Book by David George Plotkin, 1955.

Rufus Choate

#Sarcasm Quotes #Irony Quotes #Argument Quotes

“But without effort [God] sets in motion all things by mind and thought.”
“The Bible is clear here: I am to love my neighbor as myself, in the manner needed, in a practical way, in the midst of the fallen world, at my particular point of history. This is why I am not a pacifist. Pacifism in this poor world in which we live -- this lost world -- means that we desert the people who need our greatest help.”
“We have very similar brains. But they come out in different personalities.”

Source : "Coldplay's Quiet Storm". Interview with Austin Scaggs, www.rollingstone.com. August 25, 2005.
“I think everything we do, on one level or another, as writers, most of our writing is informed by our world view.”
“The world is using up its natural resources at an alarming rate, and this has caused a permanent shift in their value. We all need to adjust our behavior to this new environment. It would help if we did it quickly.”
“Desire backed by faith knows no such word as impossible.”

Source : Napoleon Hill, Wallace D. Wattles (2012). “Get Rich Collection”, p.33, Penguin
“Do grant, oh my God, that when my lips approach Yours to kiss You, I may taste the gall that was given to You; when my shoulders lean against Yours, make me feel Your scourging; when my flesh is united with Yours, in the Holy Eucharist, make me feel Your passion; when my head comes near Yours, make me feel Your thorns; when my heart is close to Yours, make me feel Your spear.”
“How can we resent the life we've created for ourselves?”

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