Ridicule is the only weapon which can be used against unintelligible propositions. Votes: 5
Thomas JeffersonRidicule often checks what is absurd, and fully as often smothers that which is noble. Votes: 4
Walter ScottRidicule has followed the vestiges of truth, but never usurped her place. Votes: 3
Walter Savage LandorRidicule can do much, for instance embitter the existence of young talents. Votes: 3
Aron NimzowitschRidicule is also a weapon against forces of evil. Really clever, intelligent ridicule. Votes: 3
Ralph FiennesRidicule is not a part of the scientific method and the public should not be taught that it is Votes: 3
J. Allen HynekDon't cry for someone who would love smiling when your tears are flowing. Votes: 2
Michael Bassey JohnsonTo believers, the bible is a holy book, to unbelievers, it is a story book. Votes: 1
Michael Bassey JohnsonWhat God says is best, is best, though all the men in the world are against it. Votes: 1
John BunyanEvery great movement must experience three stages: ridicule, discussion, adoption. Votes: 0
John Stuart MillWe should reward people, not ridicule them, for thinking the impossible. Votes: 0
Nassim Nicholas TalebOnce you identify yourself as believing something, you open yourself to ridicule. Votes: 0
Jim GaffiganAnyone who attempts anything original in the world must expect a bit of ridicule. Votes: 0
Alberto JuantorenaAnybody who deliberately propagandizes with lies should be held up to scorn and ridicule. Votes: 0
Al FrankenFreedom of speech encompasses precisely the freedom to annoy, to ridicule, and to offend. Votes: 0
Robert SpencerNothing but free argument, raillery and even ridicule will preserve the purity of religion. Votes: 0
Thomas JeffersonBe outrageous, ridicule the fraidy-cats, rejoice in all the oddities that freedom can produce. Votes: 0
Molly IvinsIf prayer is to leave the public schools, let the ridicule of prayer leave also. Votes: 0
Boyd K. PackerIn the gospel of Jesus Christ, there is no place for ridicule, bullying, or bigotry. Votes: 0
Neil L. AndersenWhen once enthusiasm has been turned into ridicule, everything is undone except money and power. Votes: 0
Madame de StaelWe will, of course, without hesitation use art to parody, ridicule, debunk, or criticize ideologies. Votes: 0
David Foster WallaceFirst they ignore you, then they ridicule you, then they fight you, and then you win. Votes: 0
Mahatma GandhiThe final test of truth is ridicule. Very few dogmas have ever faced it and survived. Votes: 0
H. L. MenckenAn error means a child needs help, not a reprimand or ridicule for doing something wrong. Votes: 0
Marva CollinsI think religion should be treated with ridicule, hatred, and contempt, and I claim that right. Votes: 0
Christopher HitchensIn modern America, Judeo-Christian beliefs are often held up to ridicule and disdain by the media. Votes: 0
D. James KennedyIt is in vain to ridicule a rich fool, for the laughers will be on his side. Votes: 0
Jean de la BruyereHe who brings ridicule to bear against truth finds in his hand a blade without a hilt. Votes: 0
Walter Savage LandorFew targets of ridicule are as easy to hit as owners and handlers of competitive show dogs. Votes: 0
Meghan DaumWe are afraid of failure, of ridicule, of being rejected. We are afraid we're not good enough. Votes: 0
Rhonda BrittenIt is the fate of every truth to be an object of ridicule when it is first acclaimed. Votes: 0
Albert SchweitzerIf ridicule were employed to laugh men out of vice and folly, it might be of some use. Votes: 0
Joseph AddisonSometimes it seems to me that the celebration of a person is really just a prelude to ridicule. Votes: 0
Matthew SpecktorWhen you hold people up for ridicule, you have to take responsibility when other people act on it. Votes: 0
Jay AsherYou have to be mentally strong to withstand the ridicule of other children and the stares of adults. Votes: 0
Franck RiberyOf the woes Of unhappy poverty, none is more difficult to bear Than that it heaps men with ridicule. Votes: 0
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