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title: "7 Bitter Irony Quotes by 7 authors"
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> [“The bitter irony was that the financial crisis had largely been caused by French support of the American patriots; in getting back…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-reiss/the-bitter-irony-was-that-the-financial-crisis-had-largely-been/)

[Tom Reiss](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-reiss/)

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> [At the best, sarcasms, bitter irony, scathing wit, are a sort of swordplay of the mind. You pink your adversary, and he…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christian-nestell-bovee/at-the-best-sarcasms-bitter-irony-scathing-wit-are-a-sort-of/)

[Christian Nestell Bovee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christian-nestell-bovee/)

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> [“That was the most bitter irony of war: The greatest acts of love for your family were the ones that kept you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ben-acker/that-was-the-most-bitter-irony-of-war-the-greatest-acts-of-love-for/)

[Ben Acker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ben-acker/)

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> [“Our prayers for the evangelization of the world are but a bitter irony so long as we only give of our superfluity…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/amy-carmichael/our-prayers-for-the-evangelization-of-the-world-are-but-a-bitter/)

[Amy Carmichael](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/amy-carmichael/)

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> [I t is bitter irony to watch someone who won't let go for the fear of emptiness, yet their spirits are wasting…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ritu-ghatourey/i-t-is-bitter-irony-to-watch-someone-who-won-t-let-go-for-the-fear-of/)

[Ritu Ghatourey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ritu-ghatourey/)

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> [“The New or Future Eve is emptied of all inner life and turned into a shell. The bitter irony in this is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/asti-hustvedt/the-new-or-future-eve-is-emptied-of-all-inner-life-and-turned-into-a/)

[Asti Hustvedt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/asti-hustvedt/)

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> [“This is a bitter irony. That a faith based on staggering mysteries –the Trinity, the Incarnation, the Cross and Resurrection, the imparting…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-buchanan/this-is-a-bitter-irony-that-a-faith-based-on-staggering-mysteries-the/)

[Mark Buchanan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-buchanan/)

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