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Quote by Martin Tupper
Ridicule is a weak weapon when pointed at a strong mind; but commo

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

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Ridicule often checks what is absurd, and fully as often smothers that which is noble. – Sir Walter Scott

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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

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When a person can no longer laugh at himself, it is time for others to laugh at him. – Thomas Szasz

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Oh that wisdom was half as zealous for converts as ridicule. – Franz Grillparzer

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