Abracadabra Quote by Thomas Jefferson

Ridicule is the only weapon which can be used against unintelligible propositions.

— Thomas Jefferson

Ridicule is also a weapon against forces of evil. Really clever, intelligent ridicule.

— Ralph Fiennes

“Altho' I rarely waste time in reading on theological subjects, as mangled by our Pseudo-Christians, yet I can readily suppose Basanistos may be amusing.…

— Thomas Jefferson

Ridicule, the weapon of all others most feared by enthusiasts of every description, and which from its predominance over such minds, often checks what…

— Walter Scott

It is said that ridicule is the test of truth; but it is never applied except when we wish to deceive ourselves - when…

— Letitia Elizabeth Landon

Ridicule may be the evidence of with or bitterness and may gratify a little mind, or an ungenerous temper, but it is no test…

— Tryon Edwards

It is said that ridicule is the test of truth: it is never applied, but when we wish to deceive ourselves.

— Letitia Elizabeth Landon

RIDICULE, n. Words designed to show that the person of whom they are uttered is devoid of the dignity of character distinguishing him who…

— Ambrose Bierce

We had rather do anything than acknowledge the merit of another if we can help it. We cannot bear a superior or an equal.…

— William Hazlitt

Ridicule can do much, for instance embitter the existence of young talents; but one thing is not given to it, to put a stop…

— Aron Nimzowitsch

The way to combat noxious ideas is with other ideas. The way to combat falsehoods is with truth.

— William O. Douglas

Ridicule is a public confession of fear.

— Vanna Bonta