neckbone

Why think epigrammatically? The epigram reaches the joint of reason to moral sentiment, which is its motive or master. The epigram pleases and is understood by moral sentiment, which delights in being noticed and shaped. And by focusing on the rational joint, the epigram obtains leverage, and the feeling, to the listener, of resulting movement is a revelation of self that delights, even when the matter of the epigram is unhappy.