Ridicule Quotes

272 Ridicule quotes by 227 unique authors

It is in vain to ridicule a rich fool, for the laughers will be on his side. — Jean de la Bruyere
Ridicule dishonours more than dishonour. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld
Ridicule dishonors a man more than dishonor does. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld
The talent of turning men into ridicule, and exposing to laughter those one converses with, is the qualification of little ungenerous tempers. — Joseph Addison
Fashion, n. A despot whom the wise ridicule and obey. — Ambrose Bierce
There is no character, howsoever good and fine, but it can be destroyed by ridicule, howsoever poor and witless. Observe the ass, for instance: his… — Mark Twain
Ridicule often checks what is absurd, and fully as often smothers that which is noble. — Walter Scott
I feel a reassuring oneness with other people when I find that even my most intimate, anguished, socially inadmissible emotions and desires are known to… — Yi-Fu Tuan
When gentle persuasion [of children] falls on deaf ears, we resort to ridicule and rebuke. Then we return to threats and punishment. This is the… — Haim Ginott
While we are young the idea of death or failure is intolerable to us; even the possibility of ridicule we cannot bear. — Isak Dinesen
It is commonly said that ridicule is the best test of truth; for that it will not stick where it is not just. I deny… — Lord Chesterfield
To know a little of anything gives neither satisfaction nor credit, but often brings disgrace or ridicule. — Lord Chesterfield
Of the woes Of unhappy poverty, none is more difficult to bear Than that it heaps men with ridicule. — Juvenal
Writing itself is a bad enough trade, rightly held up to ridicule and contempt by the greater part of mankind, and especially by those who… — Hilaire Belloc
To make fun of a person to his face is a brutal way of amusing one's self; be delicate and cunning, and keep your laugh… — Gelett Burgess
Suppose that a person writes what she must. That is only the first step of becoming a writer. The work must survive the moment of… — Marge Piercy
People who are pierced should not be snickered at, should not become the object of ridicule, should not be singled out for special and uneven… — Gloria Allred
I have been the subject of ridicule. People talk about me and they don't know me and this is an opportunity to tell my story...… — Scott Peterson
Noah took much ridicule building his great arc, but after 40 days and 40 nights he was looking pretty smart. — Garth Brooks
Ridicule is not a part of the scientific method and the public should not be taught that it is — J. Allen Hynek
There is nothing one sees oftener than the ridiculous and magnificent, such close neighbors that they touch. — Bernard le Bovier de Fontenelle
Ridicule more often settles things more thoroughly and better than acrimony. — Horace
Man learns more readily and remembers more willingly what excites his ridicule than what deserves esteem and respect. — Horace
Consistency is only suitable for ridicule. — Moliere
It is easy for a man who sits idle at home, and has nobody to please but himself, to ridicule or censure the common practices… — Samuel Johnson

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