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Send by emailOne should not pursue goals that are easily achieved. One must develop an instinct for what one can just barely achieve through one's greatest efforts.
Persiflage
Teasing, mocking, or flippant banter.
Found in Chambers Thesaurus as related to glibness while looking for words to describe P J O'Rourke's writing tone. Flibbertigibbet has led to a cascade of discoveries in the dictionary today.
Also persifleur, one who engages in persiflage.
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