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Ridicule more often settles things more thoroughly and better
than acrimony.
[Lat., Ridiculum acri fortius ac melius magnas read more
Ridicule more often settles things more thoroughly and better
than acrimony.
[Lat., Ridiculum acri fortius ac melius magnas plerumque secat
res.]
First they ignore you. Then they laugh at you. Then they fight you. Then you win.
First they ignore you. Then they laugh at you. Then they fight you. Then you win.
I have always made one prayer to God, a very short one. Here it
is: "My God, make our read more
I have always made one prayer to God, a very short one. Here it
is: "My God, make our enemies very ridiculous!" God has granted
it to me.
Ridicule is the language of the devil.
Ridicule is the language of the devil.
There is nothing one sees oftener than the ridiculous and
magnificent, such close neighbors that they touch.
[Fr., read more
There is nothing one sees oftener than the ridiculous and
magnificent, such close neighbors that they touch.
[Fr., L'on ne saurait mieux faire voir que le magnifique et le
ridicule sont si voisins qu'ils se touchent.]
Ridicule is the best test of truth
Ridicule is the best test of truth
Ridicule is the first and last argument of fools.
Ridicule is the first and last argument of fools.
There is only one step from the sublime to the ridiculous.
[Fr., Du sublime au ridicule il n'y a read more
There is only one step from the sublime to the ridiculous.
[Fr., Du sublime au ridicule il n'y a qu'un pas.]
Mockery is the weapon of those who have no other.
Mockery is the weapon of those who have no other.