Below you will find our collection of inspirational, wise, and humorous
old satirical quotes, satirical sayings, and satirical proverbs, collected over the years from a variety
of sources.
Social satire has been around since people have been around.David Walliams
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Good humor is the best shield against the darts of satirical raillery.Charles Simmons
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Satire chooses and knows no objects. It arises by fleeing from them and their forcing themselves upon it.Karl Kraus
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Satire is dependent on strong beliefs, and on strong beliefs wounded.Anita Brookner
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Satire of satire tends to be self-canceling, and deliberate shock tactics soon lose their ability to shock, especially when they're too deliberate. Herb Caen
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You cant be satirical and not be offensive to somebody.Tom Lehrer
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Satire is a wrapping of exaggeration around a core of reality.Barbara W. Tuchman
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If you have to explain satire to someone, you might as well give up.Barry Humphries
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If satire is to be effective, the audience must be aware of the thing satirized.Gore Vidal
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Satire is moral outrage transformed into comic art.Philip Roth
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All satire is blind to the forces liberated by decay. Which is why total decay has absorbed the forces of satire.Theodor Adorno
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Satire, like conscience, reminds us of what we often wish to forget.Marguerite Gardiner
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Satire, though it may exaggerate the vice it lashes, is not justified in creating it in order that it may be lashed.Anthony Trollope
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In general satire, every man perceives a slight attack, yet neither fears nor grieves.George Crabbe
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Satire dramatizes better than any other use of it, the inherent contradiction of free speech that it functions best when what is being said is at its most outrageous.Tony Hendra
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Satire is traditionally the weapon of the powerless against the powerful.Molly Ivins
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Satire is a kind of poetry in which human vices are reprehended.John Dryden
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All truth is valuable, and satirical criticism may be considered as useful when it rectifies error and improves judgment; he that refines the public taste is a public benefactor.Samuel Johnson
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Good satire hopefully provides thought-provoking conversation.Lizz Winstead
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Satire, being levelled at all, is never resented for an offence by any.Jonathan Swift