Mock Quotes

182 quotes by 153 authors

It is not a terrible thing to a wretched soul, when it shall lie roaring perpetually in the flames of hell, and the God of… — Richard Baxter
A girl who sacrifices self-respect for social popularity debases true womanhood. A spotless character, founded upon the ability to say "no" in the presence of… — David O. McKay
Come let us mock at the great That had such burdens on the mind And toiled so hard and late To leave some monument behind,… — William Butler Yeats
Mock on, mock on, Voltaire, Rousseau! Mock on, mock on: 'Tis all in vain! You throw the sand against the wind, And the wind blows… — William Blake
Supremely frightful would be the effect of any human endeavor to mock the stupendous mechanism of the Creator of the world. — Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley
Loathesome I am, and evil. You can mock me for that. But leave my pain alone! — Barnabas
Africans sensed in their hearts that Jesus did not mock their respect for the sacred or their clamor for an invincible Savior, so they beat… — Lamin Sanneh
Work addiction seems to be an addiction we are proud of. We almost seem to brag with mock displeasure that we are "overwhelmed" with busyness,… — Paul Pearsall
We ape, we mimic, we mock. We act. — Laurence Olivier
Isn't it the sweetest mockery to mock our enemies? — Sophocles
Women are better than they are reputed to be: they don't mock the tears men shed unless they themselves are responsible for them. — Georges Courteline
Laughter tends to mock the pompous and the pretentious; all man's boastful gadding about, all his pretty pomps, his hoary customs, his wornout creeds, changing… — Sean O'Casey
The superstition in which we grew up, Though we may recognize it, does not lose Its power over us.-Not all are free Who make mock… — Gotthold Ephraim Lessing
To rove about, musing, that is to say loitering, is, for a philosopher, a good way of spending time, especially in that kind of mock… — Victor Hugo
It is truly excellent to have someone believe in you and your ability to write. But I think it is just as helpful to have… — Kate DiCamillo
Misery is evil; quarreling, a misfortune. There is only one possibility of avoiding both: a clear division of society. [Otherwise] the strong tyrannize the weak,… — Xunzi
Your mock saint who stands in a niche is not a woman if she have not suffered, still less a woman if she have not… — Baroness Orczy
Indians mock their corrupt politicians relentlessly, but they regard their honest politicians with silent suspicion. The first thing they do when they hear of a… — Aravind Adiga
To mock at a soul in pain is a dreadful thing. — Monica Lewinsky
Let others mock at you, oppose you, when you are under the influence of any passion; do not be in the least offended with those… — Soren Kierkegaard

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