Matter Quote by Cato the Elder Download Open image “Those who are serious in ridiculous matters will be ridiculous in serious matters.” — Cato the Elder ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.4 out of 5 (8 ratings) Copy quoteShare Matter Ridiculous Serious
People are ridiculous only when they try or seem to be that which they are not. — Giacomo Leopardi Copy Share Image
Just because a subject is serious doesn't mean it doesn't have plenty of absurdities. — P. J. O'Rourke Copy Share Image
Part of the appeal of the fantastic is taking ridiculous ideas very seriously and pretending they're not absurd. — China Mieville Copy Share Image
Besides, nowadays, almost all capable people are terribly afraid of being ridiculous, and are miserable because of it. — Fyodor Dostoevsky Copy Share Image
It will do you no harm to find yourself ridiculous. Resign yourself to be the fool you are... ...We must always take risks. That… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
We like being ridiculous and I think that's lost on a lot of people, or they think we're coming from this super serious angle,… — Andrew VanWyngarden Copy Share Image
We are never so ridiculous through what we are as through what we pretend to be. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Copy Share Image
Anyone who reaches for great expression has to be careful of the ridiculous. — Yves Saint Laurent Copy Share Image
It is a difficult matter to argue with the belly since it has no ears. — Cato the Elder Copy Share Image
When you have decided to purchase a farm, be careful not to buy rashly; do not spare your visits and be not content with… — Cato the Elder Copy Share Image
When you have arrived at your country house and have saluted your household, you should make the rounds of the farm the same day,… — Cato the Elder Copy Share Image
I prefer to do right and get no thanks than to do wrong and receive no punishment. — Cato the Elder Copy Share Image
When you step out and do a song in a musical, the easier thing to do is make it funny. But when those transitions… — Kelli O'Hara Copy Share Image
It is said that history turns on small hinges. A human career, too, results from an accumulating series of decisions about large and small… — Norman Vincent Peale Copy Share Image
I think most artists feel like they're outside society - no matter how many accolades they receive, or how much money is in your… — Aaron Rose Copy Share Image
Never underestimate the power of the human mind to believe what it wants to believe, no matter the conflicting evidence. — Brian Herbert Copy Share Image
My only close-to-game-plan is to follow good writing. If the writing is in TV or if it's in theater or in film, that's it.… — Adam Driver Copy Share Image
I've always been of the idea that is doesn't really matter where you are geographically - with 'Lonerism,' we made half the album in… — Kevin Parker Copy Share Image
Personally, I prefer contemporary films, but the market calls for more period choices, especially since China opened up a cinema market in Hong Kong.… — Donnie Yen Copy Share Image
You need to remind people that you vote, you matter, and that they can't succeed without your help. — Anonymous Copy Share Image
I happen to think it's the politics that makes you electable, but the reason for that is politicians sometimes talk about electability as if… — Tony Blair Copy Share Image
We released 400,000 classified documents, the most extraordinary history of a war to ever have been released in our civilization. Those documents cover 109,000… — Julian Assange Copy Share Image
I think everyone will agree that it doesn't matter how we get to an international tournament. We are going to do whatever it takes. — John McGinn Copy Share Image
“Which people take the time to care for their souls, these days? I reckon not many. But...hear this: I think that maybe in our… — Susan Fletcher Copy Share Image
