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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.
I believe they talked of me, for they laughed consumedly.
I believe they talked of me, for they laughed consumedly.
We never repent of having eaten too little.
We never repent of having eaten too little.
Ridicule is like a wolf: it only destroys those who fear it
Ridicule is like a wolf: it only destroys those who fear it
Ridicule is the best test of truth
Ridicule is the best test of truth
Resort is had to ridicule only when reason is against us.
Resort is had to ridicule only when reason is against us.
How comes it to pass, then, that we appear such cowards in
reasoning, and are so afraid to stand read more
How comes it to pass, then, that we appear such cowards in
reasoning, and are so afraid to stand the test of ridicule?
- Sir Anthony Ashley Cooper, 7th Earl of Shaftesbury,
Once social change begins, it cannot be reversed. You cannot uneducate the person who has learned to read. You cannot read more
Once social change begins, it cannot be reversed. You cannot uneducate the person who has learned to read. You cannot humiliate the person who feels pride. You cannot oppress the people who are not afraid anymore. We have seen the future, and the future is ours.
Generally the ridiculous touches the sublime.
[Fr., En general, le ridicule touche au sublime.]
Generally the ridiculous touches the sublime.
[Fr., En general, le ridicule touche au sublime.]