Ridicule Quotes

Ridicule Quote of the day

An error means a child needs help, not a reprimand or ridicule for doing something wrong.

Ridicule is man’s most potent weapon.

Ridicule has always been the enemy of enthusiasm, and the only worthy opponent to ridicule is success.

Ridicule is generally made use of to laugh men out of virtue and good sense, by attacking everything praiseworthy in human life.

When gentle persuasion [of children] falls on deaf ears, we resort to ridicule and rebuke. Then we return to threats and punishment. This is the modus operandi of a mutual frustration society.

We have oftener than once endeavoured to attach some meaning to that aphorism, vulgarly imputed to Shaftesbury, which however we can find nowhere in his works, that "ridicule is the test of truth."

Ridicule is the deadliest weapon of the age.

Ridicule more often settles things more thoroughly and better than acrimony.

Laughter, ridicule, opposition, persecution, are often the only reward which Christ's followers get from the world.

I think the hardest part about being a teenager is dealing with other teenagers - the criticism and the ridicule, the gossip and rumors.

The flame of inspiration needs to be encouraged. Put a glass around that small candle and protect it from discouragement or ridicule.

When we grasp that we are unworthy sinners saved by an infinitely costly grace, it destroys both our self-righteousn ess and our need to ridicule others.

We must be on our guard against giving interpretations which are hazardous or opposed to science, and so exposing the word of God to the ridicule of unbelievers.

You can say no. You can not be the object of ridicule.

Humor is essential to a successful tactician, for the most potent weapons known to mankind are satire and ridicule.

Ridicule is the only honorable weapon we have left.

Ridicule is the tribute paid to the genius by the mediocrities.

A husband who submits to his wife's yoke is justly held an object of ridicule. A woman's influence ought to be entirely concealed.

Ridicule is not a part of the scientific method and the public should not be taught that it is

Ridicule is the only weapon which can be used against unintelligible propositions.

Of the various forms of government which have prevailed in the world, an hereditary monarchy seems to present the fairest scope for ridicule.

You have to be mentally strong to withstand the ridicule of other children and the stares of adults.

Every great movement must experience three stages: ridicule, discussion, adoption.

Each work has to pass through these stages—ridicule, opposition, and then acceptance. Those who think ahead of their time are sure to be misunderstood.

Ridicule is a weak weapon when pointed at a strong mind; but common people are cowards and dread an empty laugh.

Religion is too important a matter to its devotees to be a subject of ridicule. If they indulge in absurdities, they are to be pitied rather than ridiculed.

When a new truth enters the world, the first stage of reaction to it is ridicule, the second stage is violent opposition, and in the third stage, that truth comes to be regarded as self-evident.

The problem is that the atmosphere does not yet exist in which honest police officers can act without fear of ridicule or reprisal from fellow officers.

The final test of truth is ridicule. Very few dogmas have ever faced it and survived.

In the gospel of Jesus Christ, there is no place for ridicule, bullying, or bigotry.

Nothing but free argument, raillery and even ridicule will preserve the purity of religion.

Freedom of speech encompasses precisely the freedom to annoy, to ridicule, and to offend.

A flippant, frivolous man may ridicule others, may controvert them, scorn them; but he who has any respect for himself seems to have renounced the right of thinking meanly of others.

Fear of ridicule begets the worst cowardice.

Ridicule has historically proven itself a rickety fence for great ideas.

The right to ridicule is far more important to society than any right not to be ridiculed because one in my view represents openness - and the other represents oppression.

Every good movement passes through five stages, indifference, ridicule, abuse, repression, and respect.

Be outrageous, ridicule the fraidy-cats, rejoice in all the oddities that freedom can produce.

I wonder why we are always sort of ashamed of our best parts and try to hide them. We don't mind ridicule of our 'sillinesses' but of our 'sobers'.

My childhood was extremely lonely. I was dyslexic and lots of kids make fun of me. That experience made me tough inside, because you learn to quietly accept ridicule.

Every truth passes through 3 stages before it is recognized 1)ridicule 2) opposition 3) accepted as self-evident.

Ridicule can do much, for instance embitter the existence of young talents; but one thing is not given to it, to put a stop permanently to the incursion of new and powerful ideas.

Everyone pretends to be 'free thinkers', but few individuals pass the line into expressive territories that may be detrimental to their own social well-being.

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

Of the woes Of unhappy poverty, none is more difficult to bear Than that it heaps men with ridicule.

Ridicule is man's most potent weapon. It is almost impossible to counterattack ridicule. Also it infuriates the opposition, who then react to your advantage.

Ridicule can do much, for instance embitter the existence of young talents.

Now, there are two ways to approach a subject that frightens you and makes you feel stupid: you can embrace it with humility and an open mind, or you can ridicule it mercilessly.

There is only one step from the sublime to the ridiculous.

Questioning the status quo can result in banishment, imprisonment, ridicule or being burned at the stake, depending on your era, your locale, and the sacred cows you wish to butcher.