Ridicule Quotes

While we are young the idea of death or failure is intolerable to us; even the possibility of ridicule we cannot bear.

It is in vain to ridicule a rich fool, for the laughers will be on his side.

Once you identify yourself as believing something, you open yourself to ridicule.

He who, in questions of right, virtue, or duty, sets himself above all ridicule, is truly great, and shall laugh in the end with truer mirth than ever he was laughed at.

Whatever, bro. We both had a long day. Too much drama. I'll TTYS." I wanted to ridicule him for using chatspeak IRL, but I found myself lacking the energy.

Natural dignity of mind or manners can never be concealed; it ever commands our respect: assumed dignity, or importance, excites our ridicule and contempt.

If there be any one habit which more than another is the dry rot of all that is high and generous in youth, it is the habit of ridicule.

It is said that ridicule is the test of truth: it is never applied, but when we wish to deceive ourselves.

A vague uncritical idealism always lends itself to ridicule and too much of it might be a danger to mankind, leading it round in a futile wild-goose chase for imaginary ideals.

To know a little of anything gives neither satisfaction nor credit, but often brings disgrace or ridicule.

We adore titles and heredities in our hearts and ridicule them with our mouths. This is our democratic privilege.

Sometimes it seems to me that the celebration of a person is really just a prelude to ridicule.

I run into a lot of people who are instantly filled with ridicule at the idea that someone wouldn't eat meat.

Brutality is sometimes easier to endure than ridicule.

Satire about any and all professionals with a special vocabulary has been a staple of fiction and popular ridicule since the 18th century.

The Tibetan missionaries in their mood of bright confidence disconcerted the imperial governments by laughing the new movement into frustration. For a sham faith cannot stand ridicule.

We are afraid of failure, of ridicule, of being rejected. We are afraid we’re not good enough.

Soul-directed events defy logic and ridicule reason.

We must be talented, powerful and resilient creatures indeed given how much we manage to produce despite the constant undercutting, ridicule and needless censorship we aim at ourselves.

It is not a sensible or intelligent response for us in Europe to ridicule American arguments and parody their political leadership.

Ridicule is a public confession of fear.

The new, old, and constantly changing language of politics is a lexicon of conflict and drama?ridicule and reproach?pleading and persuasion.

Flattery.... gets its kicks by flirting with insult and ridicule.

I have never made but one prayer to God, a very short one: Oh Lord, make my enemies ridiculous. And God granted it.", May 16, 1767)

Whoever undertakes to set himself up as a judge of Truth and Knowledge is shipwrecked by the laughter of the gods." (1794)]

I have never made but one prayer to God, a very short one: Oh Lord, make my enemies ridiculous. And God grante

Whoever undertakes to set himself up as a judge of Truth and Knowledge is shipwrecked by the laughter of the

Some skeptics believe religious people are religious because they fear Hell. It's about as fair as saying skeptics are skeptics because they fear the ridicule of modern society.

When I was young, I thought I was a bird at one time. Then they told me I can't fly, so I stopped flying.

I don't ridicule religion, it ridicules itself.

Unlike the world that points out your flaws to ridicule you, when GOD points out your flaws, it's because He want to walk you out of it.

The problem is that the people with the most ridiculous ideas are always the people who are most certain of

You can spit on a rose, but it's still a rose.

Sarcasm is waster on the young.

Be careful not to appear obsessively intellectual. When intelligence fills up, it overflows a parody.

When men allow other people to ridicule, laugh and jeer at the truth, that cannot but bring sorrow to the heart of God

Unlike the world that points out your flaws to ridicule you, when GOD point out your flaws, it's because He want to walk you out of it.

A lion does not flinch at laughter coming from a hyena.

It is very normal for one ugly weed to not want to stand alone.

A gorilla does not budge from a banana thrown at it by a monkey.

To believers, the bible is a holy book, to unbelievers, it is a story book.

Ridicule is a terrible witherer of the flower of imagination. It binds us where we should be free.

You can cease to be influenced by people who tease you... Just neglect their helps and elevate your steps... You can do it!

Indeed, not all attacks—especially the bitter and ridiculing kind leveled at Darwin—are offered in good faith, but for practical purposes it is good policy to assume that they are.

the decision to stand unapologetically for the gospel has been tantamount to a new conversion. It brings peace

When you find yourself looking ridiculous, reasoning isn't worth a damn.

Don't cry for someone who would love smiling when your tears are flowing.

He who makes fun of a short and fat man’s weight is much less cruel than he who makes fun of his height.

I don't really like using ridicule as a form of humor.