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Ridicule is the first and last argument of fools.
Ridicule is the first and last argument of fools.
And took for truth the test of ridicule.
And took for truth the test of ridicule.
Generally the ridiculous touches the sublime.
[Fr., En general, le ridicule touche au sublime.]
Generally the ridiculous touches the sublime.
[Fr., En general, le ridicule touche au sublime.]
Resort is had to ridicule only when reason is against us.
Resort is had to ridicule only when reason is against us.
Ridicule is the language of the devil
Ridicule is the language of the devil
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.
We never repent of having eaten too little.
We never repent of having eaten too little.
Ridicule is the best test of truth
Ridicule is the best test of truth
Ridicule has historically proven itself a rickety fence for great ideas.
Ridicule has historically proven itself a rickety fence for great ideas.
