Ridicule more often settles things more thoroughly and…

All discourse of which others cannot partake is not only an irksome usurpation of the time devoted to pleasure and entertainment, but, what never…

— Samuel Johnson

But rather than trying to understand and rise above them, as leaders should, the [presedential] campaigns have often simply channeled these negative emotions. This…

— John I. Jenkins

I think that there's always an assumption, when a band goes on hiatus or stops playing, that there's some acrimony brewing under the surface.

— Carrie Brownstein

I regret exceedingly that the disputes between the protestants and Roman Catholics should be carried to the serious alarming height mentioned in your letters.…

— George Washington

Ideas may be great but hidden when wrapped in an envelope of acrimony.

— Dillon Masters

Of all the animosities which have existed among mankind, those which are caused by difference of sentiment in religion appear to be the most…

— George Washington

Religious controversies are always productive of more acrimony and irreconcilable hatreds than those which spring from any other cause: And I was not without…

— George Washington

“Religious controversies are always productive of more acrimony and irreconcilable hatreds than those which spring from any other cause. I had hoped that liberal…

— George Washington

It's a great medium for trivia and hobbies, but not the place for reasoned, reflective judgment. Suprisingly often, discussions degenerate into acrimony, insults and…

— Clifford Stoll

Of all the animosities which have existed among mankind, those which are caused by a difference of sentiments in religion appear to be the…

— George Washington

Religious controversies are always productive of more acrimony and irreconcilable hatreds than those which spring from any other cause.

— George Washington

Ridicule is often employed with more power and success than severity.

— Horace

Man learns more readily and remembers more willingly what excites his ridicule than what deserves esteem and respect.

— Horace

“A cultivated wit, one that badgers less, can persuade all the more. Artful ridicule can address contentious issues more competently and vigorously than can…

— Horace

Ridicule often cuts the knot, where severity fails.

— Horace