Quotes by Satire A satire should expose nothing but what is corrigible, and should make a due discrimination between those that are and those that are not the proper objects of it. Joseph Addison satire discrimination should Satire that is seasonable and just is often more effectual than law or gospel. Josh Billings satire law Among the writers of antiquity there are none who instruct us more openly in the manners of their respective times in which they lived than those who have employed themselves in satire, under whatever dress it may appear. Joseph Addison satire dresses may It is difficult not to write satire. Juvenal satire difficult writing In the present state of the world it is difficult not to write lampoons. Juvenal satire writing world Satire is what closes Saturday night. Juvenal saturday-night satire night Satires which the censor can understand are justly forbidden Karl Kraus forbidden satire censorship Satire chooses and knows no objects. It arises by fleeing from them and their forcing themselves upon it. Karl Kraus satire fleeing arise Satire that the censor understands is rightly censored. Karl Kraus censored satire Through my satire I make little people so big that afterwards they are worthy objects of my satire and no one can reproach me any longer. Karl Kraus satire littles people The modern form of things had begun to appeal to me, also (as material for satire) politics, and the lives of the great and little, high up in the social scale. Laurence Housman satire modern littles Satire is focused bitterness. Leo Rosten satire bitter bitterness Satire is tragedy plus time. Lenny Bruce satire human-nature tragedy Good satire hopefully provides thought-provoking conversation. Lizz Winstead satire thought-provoking conversation Satire, like conscience, reminds us of what we often wish to forget. Marguerite Gardiner, Countess of Blessington satire wish forget Satire should, like a polished razor keen, Wound with a touch that's scarcely felt or seen. Mary Wortley Montagu satire razors should How do we get a pantomime cow on set. Jeez, the rigours of satire. Mel Smith satire rigour cows Satire is born of the cities it denounces. Mason Cooley satire born cities You can't debate satire. Either you get it or you don't. Michael Moore androgynous satire debate All the satires of the stage should be viewed without discomfort. They are public mirrors, where we are never to admit that we seeourselves; one admits to a fault when one is scandalized by its censure. Moliere satire faults mirrors «12345»
