One cannot be always laughing at a man without now and then stumbling on something witty. – Jane Austen
I believe they talked of me, for they laughed consumedly. – George Farquhar
Ridicule has always been the enemy of enthusiasm, and the only worthy opponent to ridicule is success. – Oliver Goldsmith
Oh that wisdom was half as zealous for converts as ridicule. – Franz Grillparzer
We grow tired of everything but turning others into ridicule, and congratulating ourselves on their defects. – William Hazlitt
Resort is had to ridicule only when reason is against us. – Thomas Jefferson
Mockery is often the result of a poverty of wit. – Jean De La Bruyere
Ridicule often checks what is absurd, and fully as often smothers that which is noble. – Sir Walter Scott
When a person can no longer laugh at himself, it is time for others to laugh at him. – Thomas Szasz
Ridicule is a weak weapon when pointed at a strong mind; but common people are cowards and dread an empty laugh. – Martin Tupper
No God and no religion can survive ridicule. No political church, no nobility, no royalty or other fraud, can face ridicule in a fair field, and live. – Mark Twain
