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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.]
Ridicule is generally made use of to laugh men out of virtue and good sense, by attacking everything praiseworthy in read more
Ridicule is generally made use of to laugh men out of virtue and good sense, by attacking everything praiseworthy in human life.
Resort is had to ridicule only when reason is against us.
Resort is had to ridicule only when reason is against us.
Ridicule has historically proven itself a rickety fence for great ideas.
Ridicule has historically proven itself a rickety fence for great ideas.
Ridicule is the best test of truth
Ridicule is the best test of truth
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,
We never repent of having eaten too little.
We never repent of having eaten too little.
Mockery is the weapon of those who have no other.
Mockery is the weapon of those who have no other.
I believe they talked of me, for they laughed consumedly.
I believe they talked of me, for they laughed consumedly.