Ridicule Quotes

272 Ridicule quotes by 227 unique authors

The more backwoodish a social group, juvenile or adult, the stricter its conception of the normal, and the readier it will ridicule any departure from… — Arthur Koestler
I know that there are things that never have been funny, and never will be. And I know that ridicule may be a shield, but… — Dorothy Parker
That passage is what I call the sublime dashed to pieces by cutting too close with the fiery four-in-hand round the corner of nonsense. — Samuel Taylor Coleridge
We are largely the playthings of our fears. To one, fear of the dark; to another, of physical pain; to a third, of public ridicule;… — Horace Walpole
Do not consider any act of service as demeaning. Sweeping the streets, for example, is not below your dignity. Do you not sweep the floor… — Sathya Sai Baba
We must be able to deal with ridicule and scorn, which it always seems that Buddhists receive. But we feel that it doesn't matter. God's… — Frederick Lenz
Ridicule is a public confession of fear. — Vanna Bonta
Some people are ignorant of the world but educated in Scripture, and are therefore prone to missing the relevance of Scripture - these sometimes, later,… — Criss Jami
It is never ridicule, but a compliment, that knocks a philosopher off his feet. He is already positioned for every possible counter-attack, counter-argument, and retort...only… — Criss Jami
When once enthusiasm has been turned into ridicule, everything is undone except money and power. — Madame de Stael
Adroit observers will find that some who affect to dislike flattery, may yet be flattered indirectly, by a well seasoned abuse and ridicule of their… — Charles Caleb Colton
A man who fears ridicule will never go far, for good or ill: he remains on this side of this talents, and even if he… — Emile M. Cioran
Anybody who deliberately propagandizes with lies should be held up to scorn and ridicule. — Al Franken
First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they fight you, then you win. — Mahatma Gandhi
Of the various forms of government which have prevailed in the world, an hereditary monarchy seems to present the fairest scope for ridicule. — Edward Gibbon
I prefer to be true to myself, even at the hazard of incurring the ridicule of others, rather than to be false, and to incur… — Frederick Douglass
While gossip among women is universally ridiculed as low and trivial, gossip among men, especially if it is about women, is called theory, or idea,… — Andrea Dworkin
We grow tired of everything but turning others into ridicule, and congratulating ourselves on their defects. — William Hazlitt
Society is a republic. When an individual tries to lift themselves above others, they are dragged down by the mass, either by ridicule or slander. — Victor Hugo
I couldn't walk down any street in Britain without being laughed at. It was a nightmare. My children were devastated because their dad was a… — David Icke
So keep fightin' for freedom and justice, beloveds, but don't you forget to have fun doin' it. Lord, let your laughter ring forth. Be outrageous,… — Molly Ivins
Resort is had to ridicule only when reason is against us. — Thomas Jefferson
I don't agree that everyone should agree with everyone's lifestyle. I think that some people aren't going to agree, but I think that when you're… — Nicki Minaj
I think the hardest part about being a teenager is dealing with other teenagers - the criticism and the ridicule, the gossip and rumors. — Beverley Mitchell
I run into a lot of people who are instantly filled with ridicule at the idea that someone wouldn't eat meat. — Unknown Author

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