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Ridicule is the language of the devil
Ridicule is the language of the devil
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!
How comes it to pass, then, that we appear such cowards in
reasoning, and are so afraid to stand read more
How comes it to pass, then, that we appear such cowards in
reasoning, and are so afraid to stand the test of ridicule?
- Sir Anthony Ashley Cooper, 7th Earl of Shaftesbury,
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.
We have oftener than once endeavoured to attach some meaning to
that aphorism, vulgarly imputed to Shaftesbury, which however read more
We have oftener than once endeavoured to attach some meaning to
that aphorism, vulgarly imputed to Shaftesbury, which however we
can find nowhere in his works, that "ridicule is the test of
truth."
Ridicule is the language of the devil.
Ridicule is the language of the devil.
And took for truth the test of ridicule.
And took for truth the test of ridicule.
Mockery is the weapon of those who have no other.
Mockery is the weapon of those who have no other.
It frequently happens that where the second line is sublime, the
third, in which he meant to rise still read more
It frequently happens that where the second line is sublime, the
third, in which he meant to rise still higher, is perfectly
bombast.