“Ridicule often checks what is absurd, and fully as often smothers that which is noble.”
Sir Walter Scott
“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
“Ridicule is the tribute paid to the genius by the mediocrities.”
Oscar Wilde
“I know that there are things that never have been funny, and never will be. And I know that ridicule may be a shield, but it is not a weapon.”
Dorothy Parker
“I told my psychiatrist that everyone hates me. He said I was being ridiculous - everyone hasn't met me yet.”
Rodney Dangerfield
“Let my name stand among those who are willing to bear ridicule and reproach for the truth's sake, and so earn some right to rejoice when the victory is won.”
Louisa May Alcott
“Ridicule is the first and last argument of a fool”
Charles Simmons
