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Ridicule Quotes by Walter Scott
- 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…
- Ridicule often checks what is absurd, and fully as often smothers that which is noble.
More Ridicule Quotes
- The clear problem of the outlawing of insult is that too many things can be interpreted as such. Criticism, ridicule, sarcasm, merely… — Rowan Atkinson
- A husband who submits to his wife's yoke is justly held an object of ridicule. A woman's influence ought to be entirely… — Honore de Balzac
- The tree which moves some to tears of joy is in the eyes of others only a green thing that stands in… — William Blake
- Unfortunately, in some parts of the country, some kids are taught at an early age that being different is somehow bad or… — Matt Bomer
- Let my name stand among those who are willing to bear ridicule and reproach for the truth's sake, and so earn some… — Louisa May Alcott
- Suburban houses and tin sheds are often the objects of ridicule. — David Byrne
- The truth of our faith becomes a matter of ridicule among the infidels if any Catholic, not gifted with the necessary scientific… — Thomas Aquinas
- Home is the one place in all this world where hearts are sure of each other. It is the place of confidence.… — Frederick William Robertson
- An error means a child needs help, not a reprimand or ridicule for doing something wrong. — Marva Collins
- It is impossible to talk of respect for students for the dignity that is in the process of coming to be, for… — Paulo Freire
- Mysticism and exaggeration go together. A mystic must not fear ridicule if he is to push all the way to the limits… — Milan Kundera
- We come to recognize that playfulness, as a philosophical stance, can be very serious indeed; and moreover, that it possesses an unfailing… — Friedrich Nietzsche