Sarcasm

Lord Panda | 17:06 Mon 12th Feb 2001 | Phrases & Sayings

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Who coined the phrase 'sarcasm is the lowest form of wit' and are there any more lines to it?

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Oscar Wilde is credited with this saying, but what he actually said was, 'Sarcasm is the highest form of wit, I don't think.'

Shelly

I always understood that the full saying was: sarcasm is the lowest form of wit and the highest form of vulgarity.

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