Ridicule Quotes

272 Ridicule quotes by 227 unique authors

If patriotism is good, then Christianity, which gives peace, is an idle dream, and the sooner this teaching is eradicated, the better. But if Christianity… — Leo Tolstoy
A flippant, frivolous man may ridicule others, may controvert them, scorn them; but he who has any respect for himself seems to have renounced the… — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
I have endured a great deal of ridicule without much malice; and have received a great deal of kindness, not quite free from ridicule. I… — Abraham Lincoln
There is no character, howsoever good and fine, but it can be destroyed by ridicule, howsoever poor and witless. — Mark Twain
It is curious how there seems to be an instinctive disgust in Man for his nearest ancestors and relations. If only Darwin could conscientiously have… — Havelock Ellis
Close friends and relatives, while not meaning to do so, often handicap on through 'opinions' and sometimes though ridicule, which is meant to be humorous.… — Napoleon Hill
Christlike communications are expressions of affection and not anger, truth and not fabrication, compassion and not contention, respect and not ridicule, counsel and not criticism,… — L. Lionel Kendrick
Let us not become so intense in our zeal to do good by winning arguments or by our pure intention in disputing doctrine that we… — James E. Faust
The Gospels record that nearly everywhere the Savior went, He was surrounded by multitudes of people. Some hoped that He would heal them; others came… — Joseph B. Wirthlin
Any celebrity that goes on Twitter and spouts off, as if we should care what they say, is opening himself or herself up to ridicule… — Joshua Malina
Over the last decade, at considerable cost to me in money and effort, confronted with ridicule and intimidation, I have brought more than a dozen… — John Jay Hooker
The most human thing we have to do in life is is to learn to speak our honest convictions and feelings and live with the… — Leo Buscaglia
I have learned never to ridicule any man's opinion, however strange it may seem — Arthur Conan Doyle Sr
A sign of growing old is when interviewers start asking you,What would you do differently if you had your life to live over again? I… — Federico Fellini
No matter how valuable, advice on how to succeed, coming from an unsuccessful man, will be received with poor grace or even ridicule — James Nathan Miller
Ridicule is the Burden of Genius. — Daffy Duck
One of the strongest natural proofs of the folly of hereditary right in kings is, that nature disapproves it; otherwise she would not so frequently… — Thomas Paine
I'm a geophysicist and all my earth science books when I was a student, I had to give the wrong answer to get an A.… — Robert Ballard
Many things we accept as fact today were ridiculed and opposed in the not-too-distant past; this goes to show that just because an idea is… — Melchor Lim
If you accept their disrespect they'll never respect you. — Sonya Parker
Feign deafness is the best way to avoid ridicule — Aldyna Threesya
Express your opinions freely and politely with your partner, remembering that if your purpose is to ridicule or prove them wrong, it will only bring… — Melchor Lim
Human beings only think and reason with logic if whatever topic that's being debated does not challenge/ridicule their belief system. — Paballo Nhambiri
If you know you're wrong,admit it,But if you know you're right,just shut up.You don't need to prove yourself to idiots. — Abhishek Tiwari
It's a curious thought, but it's only when you see people looking ridiculous that you realize just how much you love them. — Agatha Christie

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