"An epigram is a brief, interesting, memorable, and sometimes surprising or satirical statement. Derived from the Greek: \u1F10\u03C0\u03AF\u03B3\u03C1\u03B1\u03BC\u03BC\u03B1 epigramma \"inscription\" from \u1F10\u03C0\u03B9\u03B3\u03C1\u03AC\u03C6\u03B5\u03B9\u03BD epigraphein \"to write on, to inscribe\", this literary device has been employed for over two millennia.The presence of wit or sarcasm tends to distinguish non-poetic epigrams from aphorisms and adages, which may lack them."@en . . .