Sarcasm

Sarcasm the use of irony to mock or convey contempt.

The key to humor is often self-loathing or sarcasm. In a sense, that's how self-loathing is made palatable. James Gray

Neither irony or sarcasm is argument. Samuel Butler

Sarcasm I now see to be, in general, the language of the devil; for which reason I have long since as good as renounced it. Thomas Carlyle

Sarcasm is the lowest form of wit since its aim is to belittle or hurt someone, and to laugh at their expense; we associate the word "cutting" with it. Mary Purnell

Sarcasm is said to be a low form of humour as its intent is generally to get laughs at someone else's expense. The pointed humour may not be funny to the victim but its funny to those who understand the barb as it feeds their intellectual egos. David Buley, Seaforth

Sarcasm is the lowest form of wit... Because it is only marginally better than being witless. Vikram Karekatte, North Sydney

Recent research at the University of Haifa claims that sarcasm is a complex high order skill needing an ability to understand other peoples state of mind and emotions. Its low because it targets chiefly the sensitive, inarticulate, unsophisticated and powerless. Paul Roberts, Lake Cathie

Many people use it in their everyday life, and what I can’t help but think is: if sarcasm is the tool of the weak, what does that make the human race?