Ridicule is a public confession of fear.
- Vanna BontaPeople use ridicule to belittle something perceived big enough to fear.
- Vanna BontaFirst they ignore you. Then they laugh at you. Then they fight you. Then you win.
- Andy McKenzieRidicule is the tribute paid to the genius by the mediocrities.
- Oscar WildeRidicule has historically proven itself a rickety fence for great ideas.
- Vanna BontaRidicule is the first and last argument of a fool
- Charles SimmonsRidicule is generally made use of to laugh men out of virtue and good sense, by attacking everything praiseworthy in human life.
- Joseph AddisonRidicule is the best test of truth
- Lord ChesterfieldRidicule is the language of the devil
- Thomas Carlyle