“Sarcasm is the lowest form of wit.”
Oscar Wilde (1854–1900) Irish writer and poet
Variant: Sarcasm is the lowest form of wit, but the highest form of intelligence.
“You know, Gilan, sarcasm isn't the lowest form of wit. It's not even wit at all.”
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