Man learns more readily and remembers more willingly what excites his ridicule than what deserves esteem and respect.

Man learns more readily and remembers more willingly what excites his ridicule than what deserves esteem and respect.

Ridicule is the language of the devil.

Ridicule is the language of the devil.

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Declare World Party I !

We never repent of having eaten too little.

We never repent of having eaten too little.

Jane borrow'd maxims from a doubting school,
And took for truth the test of ridicule;
Lucy saw read more

Jane borrow'd maxims from a doubting school,
And took for truth the test of ridicule;
Lucy saw no such virtue in a jest,
Truth was with her of ridicule the test.

That passage is what I call the sublime dashed to pieces by
cutting too close with the fiery four-in-hand read more

That passage is what I call the sublime dashed to pieces by
cutting too close with the fiery four-in-hand round the corner of
nonsense.

Ridicule is the language of the devil

Ridicule is the language of the devil

Ridicule is the first and last argument of fools.

Ridicule is the first and last argument of fools.

And took for truth the test of ridicule.

And took for truth the test of ridicule.