#satire

They see nothing indecent in sexual intercourse, whether heterosexual or homosexual, and indulge in it quite openly, in full view of everyone. The only exception was Socrates, who was always swearing that his relations with young men were purely Platonic, but nobody believed him for a moment, and Hyacinthus and Narcissus gave first-hand evidence to the contrary. ↗

— Lucian of Samosata

#satire #love

After riding like a moron all over the place, observes the face of an Indian when he crashes. He is stunned. ↗

— Manu Joseph

#men

In Chestnut Hill money didn't talk, but it drank, and played a lot of golf. ↗

— Alistair McHarg

#dark-comedy #great-dialogue #humor #quirky-characters #social-satire

I hate purity, I hate goodness! I don't want virtue to exist anywhere. I want everyone to be corrupt to the bones. ↗

— George Orwell

#political-satire #quthoritarianism #russian-revolution #virtue

An honest politician is an oxymoron. ↗

— Mark Twain

#satire #humor

Irreverence is our only sacred cow. ↗

— Paul Krassner

#satire #censorship

The Truth Shall Make Ye Fret. [Fred. Free.] ↗

— Terry Pratchett

#satire

When majority is insane, sane must go to asylum. ↗

— Mark Twain

#humour #satire #satire

Oh, you can't help that," said the Cat: "we're all mad here. I'm mad. you're mad ↗

— Lewis Carroll

#satire

No quality imparts apparent strength to its possessors more effectively than faith. From hospital beds to battlefields, it is the iron that strengthens a man to confront his destiny. ↗

— Mike Corbett

#demons #heaven #hell #intelligent-humor #irreverent-humor