“Mysticism and exaggeration go together. A mystic must not fear ridicule if he is to push all the way to the limits of humility or the limits of delight.”
Milan Kundera
“It is a curious thought, but it is only when you see people looking ridiculous that you realize just how much you love them.”
Agatha Christie
“We adore titles and heredities in our hearts and ridicule them with our mouths. This is our democratic privilege.”
Mark Twain
“Ignorance and Indifference are choices, yet they are the parents of Slander and Ridicule, and the grandparents of Fear and Hate, which creates a complete family of Lies.”
Mike E. Knezevich, Jr.
“When ridicule is shrill, remember people only bother to belittle something they perceive big enough to fear.”
Vanna Bonta
“Ridicule is a public confession of fear.”
“People use ridicule to belittle something perceived big enough to fear.”