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There is only one step from the sublime to the ridiculous.
[Fr., Du sublime au ridicule il n'y a read more
There is only one step from the sublime to the ridiculous.
[Fr., Du sublime au ridicule il n'y a qu'un pas.]
Resort is had to ridicule only when reason is against us.
Resort is had to ridicule only when reason is against us.
I distrust those sentiments that are too far removed from nature,
and whose sublimity is blended with ridicule; which read more
I distrust those sentiments that are too far removed from nature,
and whose sublimity is blended with ridicule; which two are as
near one another as extreme wisdom and folly.
And took for truth the test of ridicule.
And took for truth the test of ridicule.
Truth, 'tis supposed, may bear all lights; and one those
principal lights or natural mediums by which things are read more
Truth, 'tis supposed, may bear all lights; and one those
principal lights or natural mediums by which things are to be
viewed in order to a thorough recognition is ridicule itself.
One does not lash what lies at a distance. The foibles that we ridicule must at least be a little read more
One does not lash what lies at a distance. The foibles that we ridicule must at least be a little bit our own. Only then will the work be a part of our own flesh. The garden must be weeded.
The sublime and ridiculous are often so nearly related that it is
difficult to class them separately. One step read more
The sublime and ridiculous are often so nearly related that it is
difficult to class them separately. One step below the sublime
makes the ridiculous and one step above the ridiculous makes the
sublime again.
Scoff not at the natural defects of any which are not in their power to amend. It is cruel to read more
Scoff not at the natural defects of any which are not in their power to amend. It is cruel to beat a cripple with his own crutches!
Man learns more readily and remembers more willingly what excites his ridicule than what deserves esteem and respect.
Man learns more readily and remembers more willingly what excites his ridicule than what deserves esteem and respect.
