Ridicule Quotes

272 Ridicule quotes by 227 unique authors

Ridicule, the weapon of all others most feared by enthusiasts of every description, and which from its predominance over such minds, often checks what is… — Walter Scott
There's no great person that lived that didn't go through scrutiny or ridicule and prosecution in all types of ways, to be who they are… — Bernard Hopkins
The final test of truth is ridicule. Very few dogmas have ever faced it and survived. — H. L. Mencken
Ridicule has always been the enemy of enthusiasm, and the only worthy opponent to ridicule is success. — Oliver Goldsmith
...it is presumptuous ridicule of God if someone thinks that only the person who desires great wealth chooses mammon. Alas, the person who insists on… — Soren Kierkegaard
Soul-directed events defy logic and ridicule reason. — Sarah Ban Breathnach
Feminine traits are called weaknesses. People joke about them; fools ridicule them; but reasonable persons see very well that those traits are just the tools… — Immanuel Kant
Humor is essential to a successful tactician, for the most potent weapons known to mankind are satire and ridicule. — Saul Alinsky
I think religion should be treated with ridicule, hatred, and contempt, and I claim that right. — Christopher Hitchens
Ridicule is about the most powerful weapon possible. — Barney Frank
Of course, we will face fear, experience ridicule, and meet opposition. Let us have the courage to defy the consensus, the courage to stand for… — Thomas S. Monson
Creativity requires taking what Einstein called 'a leap into the unknown.' This can mean putting your beliefs, reputation and resources on the line as you… — Frank X. Barron
Ridicule is man’s most potent weapon. — Unknown Author
Ridicule can do much, for instance embitter the existence of young talents. — Aron Nimzowitsch
Some are wandering into forbidden paths because they are seeking popularity with their peers, even to the extent of doing things they know are wrong.… — Nathan Eldon Tanner
I did not realize at the time, as I have discovered since, that anyone who attempts any thing original in this world must expect a… — Mark Kurlansky
It doesn't matter what word we use, if it has the same content, it will be treated in the same way. There are other words… — Gloria Steinem
Religion is too important a matter to its devotees to be a subject of ridicule. If they indulge in absurdities, they are to be pitied… — Immanuel Kant
An infinite God ought to be able to protect himself, without going in partnership with State Legislatures. Certainly he ought not so to act that… — Robert Green Ingersoll
Father was afraid of laughter and joy. He was particularly afraid of ridicule. He was afraid that someone would say that humans are descended from… — Guus Kuijer
The function of education has never been to free the mind and the spirit of man, but to bind them; and to the end that… — Jules Henry
We must honor our dragons, encourage them to be worthy destroyers, expect they'll strive to cut us down. It is their duty to ridicule us,… — Richard Bach
It is the fate of every truth to be an object of ridicule when it is first acclaimed. — Albert Schweitzer
Pick the target, freeze it, personalize it, and polarize it. Cut off the support network and isolate the target from sympathy. Go after people and… — Saul Alinsky
The most effective way of attacking vice is to expose it to public ridicule. People can put up with rebukes but they cannot bear being… — Moliere

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